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Woman Thought Murdered in '54 Lives

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BOULDER, Colo. (Aug. 21) - Investigators say a woman they believed might have been killed in 1954 and found along a Boulder creek actually has been living in Australia for the last 46 years.
The Boulder County sheriff's office announced Thursday the woman they thought was the most likely candidate for Boulder's infamous "Jane Doe" murder case was located last week.
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Alive, and in Australia
Colorado investigators thought they knew at least one thing about an infamous cold case more than 50 years old: the victim's name. But they were wrong. Katharine Farrand Dyer, shown here in a photo believed to be taken in 1949, has been living in Australia for more than 40 years.
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They found her after "a bit of dumb luck" through an Internet contact in Queensland, Australia.
Investigators thought Katharine Ferrand Dyer, now 84, might have been the victim in the unsolved homicide.
The author of a book about the case, scheduled to be released in September, contacted Dyer's siblings in the U.S., the News of Australia reported. The relatives said Dyer left Colorado for "personal reasons."
She moved to California and Hawaii before settling in Australia.
The sheriff's office says they're relieved Dyer is alive but discouraged that they're "back to square one" with their investigation.
The sheriff's office reopened the "Jane Doe" murder case in 2004.
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John and Elizabeth Calvert owned a successful business and lived part-time on a yacht. But they haven't been seen since last March, when they went to meet with an accountant after noticing money appeared to be missing from their business. Here, the couple appears in 2006. Click through the gallery for more cold cases.
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2009-08-20 20:17:49
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Blck6784

03:19 PMAug 21 2009

I've finally figured out the trick to reading these posts: anything written by someone who can't spell or uses ALL CAPS will invariably be stupid, racist, or both.So as soon as you see either, stop reading.

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Tracer2524

03:16 PMAug 21 2009

Knappag1 From the mouth of an all growed up inbred welfare baby. Was youse conspired at one them back yard BBQs we have down here in the grate suthern state of america. Come on over fer a sip o suds you mite meet a new relative you didnt no about. : )

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Murpy7715

03:16 PMAug 21 2009

this news kicks Obama off aol LOL LOL LOL the us postal service is the public option it sucks just like obamacare would.

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sontino9

03:15 PMAug 21 2009

Simplicity488847 03:09 PMAug 21 2009 people... in 1954 they didn't have the forensics they do now. they did things a lot differently also. remember they reopened the case in 2004? the only thing they have to work with is a body they found a long time ago. sounds like she wanted her family to think she was gone. unfortunately people do that all the time. if someone wants to disapear, they do. anyway, these stories are supposed to be happy events. not to be 'suspicious publicity ploys'. by the way, it was 55 years ago, not 54. :-p====================================No that said the year was 54............not 54 years ago

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Pulletsurprise2

03:15 PMAug 21 2009

Some poor slob has probably been languishing in prison for the last 55 years for a murder he didn't commit because of some scumbag prosecutor.

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DAlexa7507

03:14 PMAug 21 2009

Actually, that clay bust of a woman was just discussed on a TV show last night. It seems that it was a woman from Mexico who was murdered in the US. They finally exhumed the body and sent it to her family.

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ShyGuyChicago

03:14 PMAug 21 2009

Bet one of the siblings was born in 1954 or 1955. Maybe the relatives should pay for the investigative work the taxpayers footed.

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AATrapSupply

03:12 PMAug 21 2009

Knappag1 if thats true you must be speaking of yourself or have no understanding at all "who cares what you think"

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OdaSan

03:12 PMAug 21 2009

This is all Obama's fault, too!

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Jeremyzasexygeek

03:11 PMAug 21 2009

Knappag1, just because you disagree with someone's political views doesn't make them a rapist. I'm pretty far to the left myself, but I realize most Southerners aren't rapists (partially by having gone to the south, which I doubt you have done)

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