The body of an Indian woman who disappeared 32 years ago has been positively identified as Louella Janice "Ludy" Monroe, a Potawatomi/Kickapoo woman from Kansas.
Monroe's body was found five years ago near the Kickapoo Reservation. Police identified her using DNA testing.
Monroe was last seen in 1973. A suspect in her disappearance has since died. Her parents and two siblings have also passed away.
A traditional burial will be held Saturday on the Kickapoo Reservation.
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Bones ID'd 32 years later
(The Topeka Capital-Journal 9/1)
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Missing Indian woman identified after 32 years
Thursday, September 1, 2005
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