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'Fire Island Jane Doe' is identified after years of mystery

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced Friday that the FBI has positively identified the Gilgo Beach victim previously known as “Jane Doe No. 7,” as Karen Vergata of Manhattan. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  Credit: Newsday/Drew Singh; Newsday archive

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