Heartbreaking update in case of teen girl who went missing from school in 1973

A heartbreaking breakthrough has yet solved a 50-year enigma aft a Pennsylvania teen went missing from schoolhouse successful 1973.

Authorities person identified the remains of Ruth Elizabeth Brenneman, whose assemblage was discovered hidden beneath a integrative tarp successful dense woodland backmost successful 1973.

The young unfortunate - who for fractional a period was known lone arsenic 'Jane Doe' - was conscionable 14 years aged erstwhile she vanished aft leaving her York County location for school.

In a property league connected Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police Sgt. Josh Lacey announced that genealogy investigating had confirmed the individuality of the decomposed remains that were recovered by 2 crippled wardens connected October 10, 1973. 

Her assemblage was recovered 47 miles from the teenager's home. 

The breakthrough came aft a agelong process that progressive exhuming the girl's assemblage from Mount Lebanon Cemetery successful 2016. 

Investigators past worked alongside the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 

But still, the origin and mode of her decease of Ruthie person not been determined.

State Trooper Ian Keck called the recognition a 'huge step' but emphasized the probe is acold from over.

'Just due to the fact that we identified her today, that doesn't extremity our investigation,' Trooper Ian Keck said astatine a quality league Thursday.

'Learning astir her mundane beingness and who she associated with is simply a cardinal portion of this investigation.'

Police are present urgently asking anyone who knew Brenneman oregon has accusation astir her disappearance to travel forward.

Ruth's household members thanked investigators successful a statement, stating that they had provided 'some closure connected questions that person lingered for the past 51 years.'