New Jersey remains identified as missing woman

  Eyewitness NewsBOGATA -- DNA analysis has confirmed remains that washed up on a New York beach a decade ago are those of a New Jersey housewife who disappeared in 2001.

However, the break in the case doesn't shed any light on how Patricia Viola died.

The 42-year-old disappeared without a trace from her Bogota home on Feb. 13, 2001.

Her remains were found on a beach in Rockaway, Queens in July 2002.

Her husband, James, tells The Record newspaper he was stunned when police on Tuesday told him about the DNA match.

He says he thought his wife was out shopping the day she disappeared and he called police at 11:30 p.m. to report her missing.

He believes the match came from new DNA samples that their children submitted last year.

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Remains found in bag in New Jersey ID'd as missing teen

  Eyewitness NewsPARSIPPANY -- Authorities used dental records to identify human remains that were found off the side of a northern New Jersey road.

The Morris County Prosecutor's Office says 14-year-old Greta Tim was reported missing by her mother in August 2008.

The Irvington resident's remains were found in a bag by landscapers in Parsippany in April 2012.

Authorities say a forensic anthropologist helped officials narrow down their search of missing person files.

Authorities say the events surrounding the teen's death remain under investigation and detectives continue to pursue many leads.

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