FBI identifies ‘Lady of the Dunes,' woman whose mutilated body was found on beach towel

CHELSEA, Mass. — Investigators on Monday revealed the identity of a woman whose mutilated body was found on a beach towel in Provincetown nearly 50...

November 1, 2022
4:24 AM

CHELSEA, Mass. — Investigators on Monday revealed the identity of a woman whose mutilated body was found on a beach towel in Provincetown nearly 50 years ago.Federal, state, and local officials gathered at FBI headquarters in Chelsea, where they identified the oldest, unidentified homicide victim in Massachusetts as 37-year-old Ruth Marie Terry, of Tennessee.'This is, without a doubt, a major break in the investigation that will, hopefully, bring all of us closer to identifying her killer,' said Joe Bonavolonta, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division.

Frank O'Laughlin