A little girl heartbreakingly known only as Little Miss Nobody has been identified nearly 62 years after her burned body was discovered buried in a desert.
The tragic child was found dead on July 31, 1960, in Congress, Arizona.
Now, thanks to some revolutionary DNA technology and fundraising, authorities say more will soon be known about her.
She will be officially identified at a press conference at a community college in Prescott, US, over the next few games.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said: “The unidentified little girl who won the hearts of Yavapai County in 1960 and who occupied the minds and time of YCSO and partner for 62 years will now rightfully be given her name back and will no longer need to be referred to as Little Miss Nobody."
The girl was believed to be between the ages of three and six when she died.
She was found by a teacher in Sand Creek Wash in July 1960 and her death was ruled a homicide after a set of adult shoe prints were found near the site.
Police said she had likely been dead for up to two weeks and her body had been burned.
The girl’s remains were exhumed in 2018 for DNA samples to be retrieved.
There was scant progress in the case until investigators raised $4,000 (£3,000) in order to pay for the new advanced technology to be used.
Dr David Fruchtman, an expert in forensic science, told Fox News: "There have been incredible advances that allow forensic technicians to extract DNA from bones and teeth that are more likely to be found on very old cases.
"You know, this little girl was somebody’s daughter, was somebody’s sister.
"This little girl mattered to somebody and it's wonderful to see this technology used in this way to close and answer these questions from way back."
