The Brief

MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. - An unsolved homicide from 1989 has been partially solved, leading to the discovery of two sisters who were abandoned as infants shortly after their mother's murder.

The cold case was re-opened and through DNA and genealogical research, investigators were able to identify the victim, Marina Ramos, and reunite her two daughters with their family after 36 years.

Timeline:

What we know:

Marina Ramos of Bakersfield was found murdered 36 years ago in an Arizona desert.

All attempts to identify her proved unsuccessful at the time, but investigators had collected a DNA profile from the scene.

Her identity was finally confirmed in 2022 using fingerprints from a 1989 shoplifting arrest.

Her two young daughters, Elizabeth and Jasmin Ramos, who were last seen

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