The NYPD has finally identified the remains of a teenager known as "Midtown Jane Doe," who was murdered in 1969. The decades-long cold case investigation has just heated up thanks to the remarkable advancements in genealogical forensics.

The remains found buried beneath a Manhattan building are Patricia Kathleen McGlone, a New York City teenager who went missing in 1969. 

Patricia Kathleen was 16 years old at the time of her death. 

The girl vanished without a trace from the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. She attended a Catholic school and a public middle school. She has been described her as "a runaway and a truant" in the period leading up to her death. 

At some point she was married. And lost all contact with her now deceased parents.

No missing person report was ever filed. And it was 34 years until her remains were found.

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Midtown Jane Doe

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In 2003, construction workers unearthed the skeletal remains of the murdered girl. She was strangled and her body was discovered beneath the former site of Steve Paul's The Scene, a renowned rock-and-roll venue in Hell's Kitchen. She died in 1969 the year that The Doors and Jimi Hendrix graced the stage.

The only clues to her identity were a gold signet ring bearing her initials, a dime from the year of her death, and a solitary green plastic toy soldier. 

It took 21 years to confirm the identity of "Midtown Jane Doe." 

In 2017, with advancements in forensic technology, New York City detectives reopened the case.  DNA analysis and combined with investigative genetic genealogy techniques were used. McGlone's genetic profile was reconstructed, eventually leading investigators to a maternal cousin who had submitted DNA following the tragic events of 9/11.

Detective Ryan Glas has dedicated himself to finding justice for the murdered girl.

Potential suspects including McGlone's husband had connections to the crime scene.

The identification of Patricia Kathleen McGlone, formerly known as "Midtown Jane Doe," marks another pivotal moment in the annals of cold case investigations. 

Through the convergence of forensic science, genealogical research, and the NYPD’s determination, Midtown Jane Doe has her name back. Detective Glas continues his quest for justice. If anyone knew McGlone, lived around Hell’s Kitchen or was part of the crowd at Steve Paul's The Scene in the late 1960’s please contact the NYPD.