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Human Remains Found In 1994 Identified As Northeast Philly Woman: PSP Human Remains Found In 1994 Identified As Northeast Philly Woman: PSP
Human Remains Found In 1994 Identified As Northeast Philly Woman: PSP A body found during mine reclamation work in Luzerne County 30 years ago has finally been identified, state police announced Tuesday, Feb. 20.  Margaret Carol Wininger was the "Sugarloaf Jane Doe," troopers wrote in a release.  Wininger's remains were found badly decomposed off of Tomhicken Road in Sugarloaf Township on Dec. 12, 1994, authorities said. The condition of the remains prevented investigators from identifying her, or even learning her cause of death, for decades, officials explained.  A 1996 clay rendering of the "Sugarloaf Jane Doe," based on Margaret Carol …

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