The skeletal remains found in the Wolf Creek area near Swamp Mountain in Linn County 49 years ago have been identified as those of Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter (21), last seen alive in a Tigard shopping mall in 1974.

Moss Hunter Found a Skull With Intact Teeth in the Wolf Creek Area Near Swamp Mountain

A skull with several teeth intact was found on July 24,1976, by a moss hunter, who accompanied members of the Linn County Sheriff’s Office back to the site where additional skeletal remains were uncovered.

At the site, investigators also found a frayed fringed leather coat, a pair of degraded Levi jeans, a leather belt with Native American-style bead work, a clog-style shoe, and two metal rings. All the items were kept as evidence.

The remains were examined by a pathologist and an odon

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