RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The victim of a homicide in Wake County almost 60 years ago has been identified, the sheriff's office said on Thursday.

According to the Wake County Sheriff's Office, the body of a woman was discovered on April 28, 1968, in a field near Lake Wheeler Road and Ten Ten Road in the southern area of the county. The woman had been burned.

A fire had been seen in the area the night before the woman's body was found, according to the sheriff's office.

While the victim's identity remained unknown for several decades, according to the sheriff's office, resident Robert Reagan was identified as a suspect in 2004. The Wake County District Attorney's Office determined there was sufficient evidence to charge Reagan with murder, but Reagan had died in 1992 before an arrest could

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