PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon State Medical Examiner has identified the remains found in a remote area outside Portland last week as the body of a missing 14-year-old girl.
The Portland Police Bureau says the remains are those of Yashanee Vaughn, who has been missing since March.
Portland police say Vaughn was killed by a gunshot wound to the head. The medical examiner’s office made the identification through a DNA test.
The district attorney’s office has said the discovery resulted from information provided by 16-year-old Parrish Bennette Jr.
Bennette has been charged with murder in the girl’s death and is being held without bail pending trial. Police believe the killing occurred March 19.