Investigators are renewing the search for the identity of a young woman found dead in southern Arizona nearly 50 years ago.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released a new facial reconstruction photo on Thursday in hopes of identifying Jane Tucson Doe 1979.

On Nov. 1, 1979, a body was found in Tucson, near Interstate 10 and Arizona Highway 83. The victim, believed to be a young woman between 17 and 22 years old, had multiple gunshot wounds.

Her death was considered a homicide, but no other information about her killing, her identity, or who was responsible for her death has been determined.

Officials say the victim was found wearing a cream-colored sweater and a green shirt.

Genetic analysis shows the young woman was of Honduran ancestry and may have had ties to

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