Forty two years after she was presumed dead by the police, a woman has reportedly returned in the flesh.
modelled look of Betsy Langjahr
According to reports, the police is said to be in a fix over the appearance of the lady by the name Betsy Langjahr, whose body was allegedly found and certified dead.
Betsy Langjahr’s estranged family were shocked to hear police say on the news her body may have been dumped in 1973.
Her 26-year-old son was even more baffled as he was born 16 years after her apparent “death”.
“Her son heard her name on the news and goes, ‘that’s my mom!’’ Betsy’s older brother Bill Langjahr told the New York Daily News.
“He called police to tell them there had been some kind of mix up.”
Pennsylvania cops had decided to revisit the four-decade old case in an effort to solve the mystery into Langjahr’s disappearance.
They unveiled a forensic bust of the victim and linked it to Langjahr who went missing as a teenager at the time. But it was the first time her family had heard she was connected to the 1973 murder.
“I looked at the bust, and I said ‘that’s not my sister’,” added Bill. “Doesn’t look a thing like her.”
State trooper Nathan Trate told the Washington Post he’d been in touch with Betsy, and had confirmed she is very much alive.
“She had no idea we thought she was dead,” he said.
Bill explained his estranged sister had recently married and taken her new husband’s name, which could explain why officers had trouble tracking her down.