Sylvia Nicole Smith was 16 when her mother reported her missing. Human remains found near an oil well have now been identified as hers.
Investigators used professional genealogy services to match Sylvia Nicole Smith’s remains with the DNA of her grieving mother.The mother of a missing Black teen received heartbreaking news this month, more than two decades after her child’s disappearance.
“The Rangers are now conducting a homicide investigation into her death and [ask] anyone with information into her disappearance or homicide to come forward with information,” the agency stated. After the discovery, the Texas Rangers, DPS aircraft and the Midland County Sheriff’s Office conducted a thorough search of the area. While an anthropology report revealed that the victim was a female between ages 14 and 21, an existing database of genetic information turned up no results that would help identify her.In 2020, the Texas Rangers and the Midland County District Attorney’s Office sent the still-unidentified victim’s remains to DNA Labs International and Parabon NanoLabs.
“Rangers have interviewed numerous potential relatives to gather family information, and in May 2022, information led to the victim’s mother in the Midland area,” the DPS explained. “In speaking with the mother, she stated one of her daughters — Sylvia Nicole Smith — had been missing since 2000.”
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