A cold case in Iowa has been solved after more than 50 years. The body of a teenage girl was found in the Mississippi River, but her identity remained a mystery until now.

Iowa authorities have identified the girl, who was previously known as a "Jane Doe". This case was the state's longest-unidentified of its kind.

Further details about the case and the identification process are available from Iowa authorities, who have finally brought closure to this decades-old mystery.