# California mother identified after 36 years

> California mother's remains found 36 years ago identified through DNA.
- Title: California mother identified after 36 years · Sfgate
- Summary: California mother's remains found 36 years ago identified through DNA. California mother Patricia Diana Fielding, known as Patsy, was identified 36 years…
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## Remains found 1990
Patsy Fielding's remains were discovered on a hillside near Highway 33 and Creek Road in Ventura County in 1990.
## Identified after 36 years
Authorities identified Patricia Diana Fielding, a mother of four from California's Central Valley, through DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.
## Family history
Fielding was born in Kern County on October 15, 1933, and married Joseph Coleman Fielding, an Oklahoma-born welder, before divorcing in 1967.
## Family connection
One daughter, Susan Joann Streich, died in 2018, naming both parents among those who had preceded her in death.
## DNA confirmation
In February 2025, the sheriff's cold case unit and medical examiner partnered with Othram to confirm Fielding's identity through DNA testing.
## Key takeaway

California mother Patricia Diana Fielding, known as Patsy, was identified 36 years after her remains were discovered near Ojai in 1990.