Investigators Crack Case Involving Missing Teen 42 Years Later
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TAMPA (CBSMiami/NSF) -- Authorities have cracked a 42-year old Florida cold case involving a missing teen.
Investigators in St. Petersburg identified a Virginia girl missing for 42-years as the victim of a traffic accident in Florida in 1973.
The Tampa Bay Times reports police announced in a press conference Thursday investigators could confirm a teenager who died in June 1973 in St. Petersburg was 16-year-old Janice Marie Young, a runaway from Virginia.
Arrest reports said 24-year-old Lawrence Dorn pushed Young into traffic during a fight. He was arrested for murder but the charges were later dropped. Authorities weren't able to identify Young's body.
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