Crime Alert, I'm John Lemley. We begin this hour with a compelling development out of Hurricane

Idaho, where authorities have taken the rare step of reopening a cold case that has puzzled investigators

for more than half a century. Police with the Washington County Sheriff's Office say they are

preparing to exhhum human remains

buried in a local cemetery, remains belonging to an unidentified woman discovered in 1970 and long

known only as Jane Doe. At the time of her discovery, the woman's cause of death was ruled

undetermined, and she was laid to rest with a simple

marker identifying her as an unknown. The case was investigated sporadically over the years, including a

2014 attempt to recover her DNA, but that effort ultimately failed when no remains were found during excavation.

Now detectives have petitioned a judge for a new warrant and are moving forward with plans

to exhume the burial site again, this time with modern forensic science on their side.

Advances in DNA technology and access to national missing person databases

give investigators renewed hope that Jane Doe can finally be identified. Records indicate that prior

excavation efforts may not have gone deep enough to reach the actual burial site, leading authorities to believe the remains

may still be intact beneath the surface. With assistance from the National Cold Case Coalition,

law enforcement hopes to collect viable DNA samples that could provide closure for surviving

relatives whose loved ones disappeared decades ago.

The sheriff's office says the exhumation will take place in the coming weeks,

marking a significant moment in one of the longest-running cold cases in Utah's history.

Thanks, John.

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