US Politics | Dismembered woman called ‘Lady of the Dunes’ finally identified after her body was found with hands cut off
THE long mystery of a dismembered woman known as the "Lady of the Dunes" has finally been solved nearly 50 years after her body was found with her hands cut off. It was in July 1974 that the body of a brutally murdered red-headed woman was found in the Race Point Dunes in Provincetown, Massachusetts but for years her identity remained a mystery. 
FBIThe ...Lady of the Dunes' has finally been identified as Ruth Marie Terry '/ ' 
CBS NewsTerry's dismembered body was discovered in July 1974 at the Race Point Dunes in Massachusetts '/ ' Finally on October 31, through DNA analysis, genealogy research, and thousands of hours of police work, the FBI announced that her name was Ruth Marie Terry. Terry was a Tennessee native, wife, and mother, who was 37 years old when her body was discovered by a young girl walking her dog. "This is without a doubt a major break in the investigation that will hopefully bring all of us closer to identifying the killer," said special agent Joseph R Bonavolonta, who is in charge of the FBI's Boston division. Terry was sexually assaulted and her head was nearly decapitated from her body, said authorities. READ MORE UNSOLVED CASES 
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CHILLING FIND Human remains found by worker who unearthed 'body parts' while digging Bonavolonta said that the cause of death was a blow to the head and it's estimated to have happened weeks before the body was found. "It was a brutal death, and for the last 48 years, investigators with the Massachusetts State Police and Provincetown Police Department have worked tirelessly to identify her through various means," the FBI agent said. "We also realize that while we have identified Ruth as the victim of this horrific murder, it does not ease the pain for her family. ...Nothing can. But hopefully, it answers some questions while we continue to look for her killer." Most read in The US Sun SICKLY VLAD Bombshell leaked spy docs suggest Putin DOES have Parkinson's and cancer EXTRA CASH One-time payment from $3billion pot goes out today to millions of Americans MCAFEE BLOWS A FUSE Pat McAfee trolls the NFL after league hits his show with a bizarre ban 'CLOSURE' Delphi victim's sister breaks silence about arrest after haunting signs revealed DID YOU CATCH IT? The View's Whoopi shades Sara with quick comment caught on hot mic MONSTER'S TRAP Moment killer husband lures pregnant wife to cliff before pushing her off According to Bonavolonta, Terry was born in 1936 and had ties to Massachusetts, California, and Michigan. They did not provide any more information because of the ongoing investigation and out of respect for her relatives. Her identity was discovered through investigative genealogy, combing DNA analysis with traditional genealogical research and historical records, said Bonavolonta. The FBI got confirmation of her identity last week and notified her family on Monday. "This is a unique method that can generate new leads for unsolved homicides, as well as help identify unknown victims," said Bonavolonta. Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said that the techniques used to identify Terry were similar to methods used in California to identify the Golden State Killer. "It's very likely that the person who did this is dead," O'Keefe said. "But they may not be, and so the message to them if they're still out there is: 'We're coming.'" SHOCKING DISCOVERY Sandra Lee was only nine when she came across Terry's dismembered body. At the time, Lee, who is now 60, was camping with her family in Provincetown and had run away after dealing with verbal and physical abuse when she found the corpse. "Here I was running from a bad situation and I ended up finding a worse one," she told WBZ. However, the trauma encouraged Lee to get in touch with her paternal grandparents, resulting in her and her younger brother moving in with them. Because of this, Lee has felt she owed Terry a ...thank you.' Each year, she visited the then-unnamed gravestone in Provincetown, leaving either a flower or shell. Read More on The US Sun 
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OPEN AND HONEST I'm in an open relationship & pregnant - people judge but I don't care "I have felt that I've owed her a debt of gratitude ever since that day because that was a defining moment when I said, ...whatever I have to do to get out of here, out of this household and relationship, I don't want to end up like this," she said. Now, Lee is grateful she has a name for the woman who changed the course of her life. 
FBITerry was a 37-year-old Tennessee native who was a wife and mother '/ ' 
CBS NewsSandra Lee found Terry's body when she was nine and says the trauma shifted the course of her life '/ '
FBIThe ...Lady of the Dunes' has finally been identified as Ruth Marie Terry '/ ' CBS NewsTerry's dismembered body was discovered in July 1974 at the Race Point Dunes in Massachusetts '/ ' Finally on October 31, through DNA analysis, genealogy research, and thousands of hours of police work, the FBI announced that her name was Ruth Marie Terry. Terry was a Tennessee native, wife, and mother, who was 37 years old when her body was discovered by a young girl walking her dog. "This is without a doubt a major break in the investigation that will hopefully bring all of us closer to identifying the killer," said special agent Joseph R Bonavolonta, who is in charge of the FBI's Boston division. Terry was sexually assaulted and her head was nearly decapitated from her body, said authorities. READ MORE UNSOLVED CASES HUGE UPDATE Man arrested on two counts of murder five years after Delphi deaths CHILLING FIND Human remains found by worker who unearthed 'body parts' while digging Bonavolonta said that the cause of death was a blow to the head and it's estimated to have happened weeks before the body was found. "It was a brutal death, and for the last 48 years, investigators with the Massachusetts State Police and Provincetown Police Department have worked tirelessly to identify her through various means," the FBI agent said. "We also realize that while we have identified Ruth as the victim of this horrific murder, it does not ease the pain for her family. ...Nothing can. But hopefully, it answers some questions while we continue to look for her killer." Most read in The US Sun SICKLY VLAD Bombshell leaked spy docs suggest Putin DOES have Parkinson's and cancer EXTRA CASH One-time payment from $3billion pot goes out today to millions of Americans MCAFEE BLOWS A FUSE Pat McAfee trolls the NFL after league hits his show with a bizarre ban 'CLOSURE' Delphi victim's sister breaks silence about arrest after haunting signs revealed DID YOU CATCH IT? The View's Whoopi shades Sara with quick comment caught on hot mic MONSTER'S TRAP Moment killer husband lures pregnant wife to cliff before pushing her off According to Bonavolonta, Terry was born in 1936 and had ties to Massachusetts, California, and Michigan. They did not provide any more information because of the ongoing investigation and out of respect for her relatives. Her identity was discovered through investigative genealogy, combing DNA analysis with traditional genealogical research and historical records, said Bonavolonta. The FBI got confirmation of her identity last week and notified her family on Monday. "This is a unique method that can generate new leads for unsolved homicides, as well as help identify unknown victims," said Bonavolonta. Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said that the techniques used to identify Terry were similar to methods used in California to identify the Golden State Killer. "It's very likely that the person who did this is dead," O'Keefe said. "But they may not be, and so the message to them if they're still out there is: 'We're coming.'" SHOCKING DISCOVERY Sandra Lee was only nine when she came across Terry's dismembered body. At the time, Lee, who is now 60, was camping with her family in Provincetown and had run away after dealing with verbal and physical abuse when she found the corpse. "Here I was running from a bad situation and I ended up finding a worse one," she told WBZ. However, the trauma encouraged Lee to get in touch with her paternal grandparents, resulting in her and her younger brother moving in with them. Because of this, Lee has felt she owed Terry a ...thank you.' Each year, she visited the then-unnamed gravestone in Provincetown, leaving either a flower or shell. Read More on The US Sun SMELLS LIKE DRAMA I tried the Real Housewives candles - one smells like burning $100 bills OPEN AND HONEST I'm in an open relationship & pregnant - people judge but I don't care "I have felt that I've owed her a debt of gratitude ever since that day because that was a defining moment when I said, ...whatever I have to do to get out of here, out of this household and relationship, I don't want to end up like this," she said. Now, Lee is grateful she has a name for the woman who changed the course of her life. FBITerry was a 37-year-old Tennessee native who was a wife and mother '/ ' CBS NewsSandra Lee found Terry's body when she was nine and says the trauma shifted the course of her life '/ '
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