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47 years after she was found dead in eastern Ontario, Canadian police have discovered the identity of the "Nation River Lady" using DNA technology.

The woman had been known for decades only as the “Nation River Lady” after the remains were found in 1975. She was identified as Jewell Parchman Langford, police said Wednesday.

“We don’t need to call her the Nation River Lady anymore. We can call her Jewell Langford.”

The identity of a woman whose body was found floating in a Canadian river nearly 50 years ago has been revealed by the Ontario Provincial Police. They also said that a man has been charged with her murder.

Rodney Nichols, who now lives in Florida, has been named as a suspect in death of Jewell Parchman Langford, a successful businesswoman from Tennessee.

The remains of Jewell 'Lalla' Langford, previously known as the “Nation River Lady,” were found in 1975 south of Casselman.

The body found in a Canadian river in 1975 was identified as a Tennessee businesswoman—and cops say they found her killer in Florida.

Jewell Parchman Langford disappeared in 1975 after moving to Montreal from Tennessee. It took investigators 45 years to identify her remains.

(CNN) — Canadian police have identified a woman known as the “Nation River Lady,” nearly five decades after she went missing and was found dead floating in a river in

Canadian police have identified a woman known as the “Nation River Lady” nearly five decades after she went missing.

Lalla Jewell Parchman Langford was identified by DNA samples supplied by OPP investigators to the DNA Doe Project.

The woman's body was found covered in scraps of cloth and rags at the bottom of a highway bridge between Montreal and Ottawa.

Police say a woman found dead in eastern Ontario 48 years ago has been identified as a Tennessee spa owner who disappeared on a trip to Montreal

Police say a woman found dead in eastern Ontario 48 years ago has been identified as Jewell Parchman Langford, a Tennessee spa owner who disappeared on a trip to Montreal.

The victim, who was found dead in a river east of Ottawa in 1975 and was known for decades as the 'Nation River Lady', has been identified as Jewell Parchman Langford

Police say they have finally identified the remains of a woman found dead nearly 50 years ago in eastern Ontario through forensic genealogy. A murder charge has also been laid.

Ontario police say they have identified a woman found dead east of Ottawa in 1975 as Lalla Jewell Parchman Langford, who was 48 at the time.

Jewell 'Lalla' Langford was identified through forensic genealogy using a new DNA profile obtained in late 2020

The "Nation River Lady" was one of Canada's many Jane Does, until now. She has been identified as Jewell "Lalla" Langford (née Parchman).

The Nation River Lady is Jewell Langford. A Florida Man has been charged in connection with her murder.

Ontario police say they have identified a woman found dead east of Ottawa in 1975 as Lalla Jewell Parchman Langford, who was 48 at the time.

Canadian police have identified a woman known as the “Nation River Lady,” nearly five decades after she went missing and was found dead floating in a river in Ontario, police said.

Margaret Press, CEO of the DNA Doe Project discusses how her organization helped crack a Canadian cold case from 1975.

An Ontario cold case from 1975 has finally been cracked thanks to the use of genetic genealogy.

Cops allege she was murdered by Rodney Nichols, a man who was an acquaintance in Montreal back in the day. He is now 81.

In the mid-1990s, 17 women, all sex workers, went missing or were murdered in Grand Rapids, most vanishing from the red-light district along Division Avenue South. Among all those cases, only one m…

Detectives say the victim was "dragged from the road about thirty feet into the bushes" and that "indicates some sort of concealment which usually is indicative of a homicide."

Chow Chan, whose body was found in September 1992, and Randy Raines, whose body was found in March 2006, have been identified.