KINGMAN, Arizona (KTNV) — More than 50 years after her body was found in a canvas bag near U.S. Highway 93, the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Unit determined that the 1971 It announced that the woman who was the victim of the resolution case was identified.

Detectives identified the woman as Colleen Audrey Rice from Portsmouth, Ohio. Investigation revealed that she had been estranged from her family, so it was unclear how she ended up in Arizona.

In October 2021, the sheriff’s office requested public assistance to identify the remains of a previously unknown victim found 2.2 miles east of U.S. Route 93 on Hackberry Road. bottom. Police said the victim was placed in a canvas bag with the words “Deer-Pak Ames Harris Neville Co.” printed in green, tied at the top with a white cotton rope.

The female victim was described by police as approximately 35 to 40 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing approximately 125 to 140 pounds, with curly brown hair. She was spotted wearing a multi-colored long-sleeved blouse, a black long-sleeved cardigan her sweater, burnt orange stretch her pants in black leather, her ankle-high boots and her bobby socks. rice field.

The SIU team contacted an artist at the Northern Arizona Museum to create a sketch of the victim “based on skull characteristics,” according to a news release. She has been asked to contact the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office if she has any information about what happened to her.

In 2022, MCSO Cold Case Investigators will: Texas-based Othram Inc. Determine if DNA testing and forensic-grade genome sequencing can help uncover the woman’s identity. became.

Police are urging Colleen Audrey Rice or anyone with information about the incident to call 928-753-0753 ext. please.