According to the bureau , Katrina Kay Bentivegna from Midwest City was responsible for the remains found in Caddo county.
According to an OSBI statement on Friday, Bentivegna’s DNA was recently matched with her relatives after she submitted it for testing in 2021.
The cause of her death is not known.
Ricky Adams, OSBI Director, stated that “We are delighted to be able reunite Katrina and her family.” It took us 27 years to get the news out, but we didn’t stop working to find Katrina. We seek all possible options for victims, sometimes waiting for technological advancements like forensic genetic genealogy. In cases like these, the first step is to identify and arrest the victim. We are now continuing our search for justice for Katrina.
The OSBI stated that Bentivegna had been a Colorado native who moved to Oklahoma in 1993. She was then married and was only 20 when her remains were discovered in April 1995. Her head, hands, and feet were all removed.
Later, a skull discovered in 1996 was matched with the remains.
Bentivegna’s son, who officials have not identified, is her survivor.
Her son stated, “I appreciate all of the hard work that the OSBI put into identifying mother,” “While there have been many questions unanswered over the past 27-years, now I know what happened to my mother.”
