1978年在佛罗里达州发现的骨骼遗骸被确定为Patricia Ann Ritchie,是一名1977年失踪的弗吉尼亚妇女;该案仍然是一起凶杀案。 Skeletal remains found in Florida in 1978 are identified as Patricia Ann Ritchie, a Virginia woman who vanished in 1977; the case remains a homicide.

1978年1月在佛罗里达州博卡拉顿发现的骨骼遗骸被确定为帕特里夏·安·里奇,弗吉尼亚州哈里森堡,1953年12月3日出生,1977年失踪。 Skeletal remains found in Boca Raton, Florida, in January 1978 have been identified as Patricia Ann Ritchie, a Harrisonburg, Virginia, woman born December 3, 1953, who vanished in 1977. 在经过几十年的不确定性之后,Othram的法医基因学将遗骸与家庭DNA联系起来,于2025年12月确认了她的身份。 After decades of uncertainty, forensic genealogy by Othram linked the remains to family DNA, confirming her identity in December 2025. 当局相信,当她离开弗吉尼亚州并抵达佛罗里达时,可能是1976年或1977年,她才23或24岁。 Authorities believe she was 23 or 24 when she left Virginia and arrived in Florida, possibly in 1976 or 1977. 该案件仍然是一起凶杀案,调查人员正在寻求有关她最后几天的信息,对小费给予3 000美元的奖励。 The case remains a homicide, and investigators are seeking information about her final days, offering a $3,000 reward for tips.