DNA tests reveal new details in 21-year-old cold case in Mount Laurel, New Jersey

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
New clue revealed in search to ID woman found dead 21 years ago in New Jersey

MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey (WABC) -- There's a new attempt to identify a woman who was found dead 21 years ago in New Jersey.

DNA tests now reveal the woman is likely of the Turkic ethnic group, meaning her relatives came from a country in Central Eurasia.

Those countries include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan.

Police are distributing a sketch of her to people from those countries.

A work crew discovered the woman's remains in Mount Laurel behind the former Malibu Grand Prix - now an abandoned miniature racetrack.

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