Belinda Cartwright's Final Journey

Georgia authorities knew her name. They knew a trucker ran her over. They knew she was from Hillsborough County. Yet it took years for her family to find out what happened to their beloved wanderer.
Eight hours after Belinda Cartwright was pronounced dead Feb. 22, 2001, Lowndes County sheriff's detectives, with assistance from the FBI, identified her through fingerprints.

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