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Dani Anguiano

Remains of LA millionaire missing since 1981 identified after more than 40 years

A close-up of a gold and green Riverside County Sheriff's Department badge patch on a dark uniform
The Riverside county sheriff confirmed that remains found in a rugged area were those of Thelma Gaston. Photograph: Myung J Chun/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

Authorities in southern California announced this week that, after more than 40 years, they had identified the remains of a Los Angeles millionaire missing since 1981.

The Riverside county sheriff confirmed in a statement that investigators, using genetic genealogy and dental records, had determined the remains found in a rugged area near Sugarloaf Mountain were those of Thelma Gaston.

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