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Body found in 1988 was misidentified

Re-identification of remains answers some questions, raises others

On July 18, 1985, a 21-year-old secretary for the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office walked into her apartment on South Spring Avenue in St. Louis. She was never seen alive again. More than 25 years later, Jefferson County law enforcement say they’ve identified Cynthia Horan’s remains using DNA technology — and that those remains were previously identified as another woman’s.

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