For nearly five decades, a woman found dead in a California snowbank was known as "Emigrant Gap Jane Doe." Thanks to DNA ...

Melinda Beardsley's disappearance haunted her family for years. Now they have answers—but her case is far from closed.

Emigrant Gap Jane Doe” Identified After Nearly 50 Years . March 19, 2026 – Placer County Sheriff’s Office officials report that they are in part ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing waves of criticism for its cryptic St. Patrick’s Day post. Taking to ...

A woman known as "Emigrant Gap Jane Doe" was identified last month by Placer County Sheriff's Office officials as a mother who went missing in the mid-1970s.

The Placer County Sheriff's Office and Moxxy Forensic Investigations have identified a woman who was found dead near Emigrant ...

Authorities have identified the woman known as Emigrant Gap Jane Doe nearly 50 years after the discovery of her remains.

The long-unidentified “Emigrant Gap Jane Doe” has been confirmed as Melinda “Pip” Beardsley, a Michigan-born woman who ...

Now the Placer County Sheriff’s Office says her name may lead to finding out who strangled Melinda Beardsley and left her for dead in 1977.

Nearly 50 years after a woman's body was found in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, authorities in Northern California confirmed her identity.

After nearly five decades of mystery, a woman found dead in the Sierra Nevada snow has finally been identified.The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says the woman ...

Tuesday, March 17, is St. Patrick's Day, a time to celebrate all things Irish in the US and worldwide with parades, pub crawls, music fests and more.