Investigators say skeletal remains found in a wooded area in Ohio belong to a Jacksonville woman who was last seen in July 2015.
Officials said Tiffany Dawn Chambers, 33, was last seen in the Springfield area around July 16, 2015.
Remains later identified as Chambers' were found in a wooded area on May 1, 2016.
Photos: Missing Jacksonville woman's remains found in Ohio
Investigators were unable to identify the remains after they were found. They unveiled a forensic facial reconstruction from the skull in December and were contacted by Springfield police about Chambers' missing person case.
Law enforcement in Florida helped Ohio investigators get a DNA sample from Chambers' family member.
Officials identify remains found in Ohio as missing #Jacksonville woman almost 1 1/2 years after she was last seen https://t.co/MKH2ASidr9 pic.twitter.com/F8JVMw8HlT
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) January 5, 2017
The DNA profile led to the positive identification of Chambers.
Investigators said Chambers' remains had been in the wooded area for three months to one year before they were found. Her cause of death is unknown.
Friends tell Action News Jax that they had been looking for Chambers since she went missing.
They said she went to Mandarin High School.
Forensic facial reconstruction, DNA from family helped officials match remains to Tiffany Chambers of #Jacksonville https://t.co/5QKKWK4OD7 pic.twitter.com/2eg9WnxkzH
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) January 5, 2017
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