ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There is some closure for a Florida family after a murder that goes back more than 53 years.
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St. Petersburg police said they have identified a woman found dead inside a trunk in 1969.
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Detectives credit DNA evidence for finding a link to 41-year-old Sylvia June Atherton.
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Her identity plagued the department for years, especially the former detective who was on the scene when her body was found.
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Atherton’s daughter said she is grateful that her mother has been identified, but she is still searching for the person who killed her.
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