Leo “Skip” Childs of Truro was working at his father-in-law’s gas station the summer of 1974 when word spread that a woman’s body had been found in the dunes in Provincetown. Now 45 years later, Childs has a part-time job mowing the church cemetery where the unidentified victim — known now as the Lady of the Dunes — is buried. In the latest episode of the Lady of the Dunes podcast, Childs and his wife, Margie, a Provincetown native, talk about their memories of the year the victim was found and their impressions of the impact of the unidentified woman’s death on the town.

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'Lady of the Dunes' podcast: Episode 4

Criminal justice and forensic sciences expert Claire Glynn delves into the question of how a new method of DNA analysis could be used to identify Provincetown’s unsolved murder victim known as Lady of the Dunes, in the latest Lady of the Dunes podcast episode with Cape Cod Times reporter Mary Ann Bragg. The Lady of the Dune’s body was found in July of 1974 in dunes near the coastline. The podcast is part of the newspaper’s ongoing coverage of the use of genetic genealogy by the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s office to investigate unsolved murders in the region. To listen to the podcast, visit capecodtimes.com/ladyofthedunes

How new DNA analysis could help solve Lady of the Dunes mystery

Alyssa Metcalfe's sister found the body of the Lady of the Dunes in 1974 in Provincetown, Mass. In the latest podcast from the Cape Cod Times, Metcalfe tells reporter Mary Ann Bragg the compelling story of her family's connection to this 45-year-old unsolved murder.

‘Lady of the Dunes’ podcast: Episode 2

In the introduction to the Lady of the Dunes podcast series, Cape Cod Times reporter Mary Ann Bragg sets the scene for the 45-year-old case and discusses a new effort to identify the woman through the use of DNA evidence combined with genealogy to find family members.   

Lady of the Dunes podcast: Episode 1

The body of a young woman, who appeared to be in her 20s, was found in the dunes area east of the Race Point Station in Provincetown, Massachusetts, shortly after 6 p.m. Friday on July 26, 1974. An autopsy was to be performed the next morning. In a small news story on the bottom of Page 1 of the Cape Cod Standard-Times was the first time the public would hear about the unsolved Lady of the Dunes homicide that has lingered now for 45 years. This is a podcast about the Lady of the Dunes case, and other unidentified bodies, skeletal parts and cold cases in our region with Cape Cod Times reporter Mary Ann Bragg.

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