According to this article, she had been buried as an unidentified person in Ontario. In the CBC French article, it says the family had her remains disinterred and then cremated, so could be sent for burial to the US.Unsavoury topic, but can you imagine keeping her body at the Morgue for all these years?
Nation River Lady: Former Montrealer named as suspect in Ontario cold case
Rodney Nichols, who now lives in Florida, has been named as a suspect in death of Jewell Parchman Langford, a successful businesswoman from Tennessee.
montrealgazette.com
"Rodney Nichols, 81, of Hollywood, Florida, was charged with murder last year, but the charge was not announced at the time so as to not jeopardize his extradition from the United States. " Florida man arrested after woman found floating in Canadian river in 1975 finally identifiedI'm still not clear why this news wasn't released when killer charged last year. Was it due to his age?
Of course, it was impossible for Ontario police to arrest him. IMO they wanted to wait to make the announcement after he'd been arrested by US police and scheduled to face an extradition hearing that they were confident they would win.
It's not at all clear to me that he has yet been arrested in the US or sent for extradition, there's no American articles that say that. Even the local Hollywood, Florida news outlet is just quoting Canadian media. Local News | Miami News, Fort Lauderdale, Florida News | WPLG Local 10
Perhaps the US authorities are stalling for some reason, and OPP have now made the announcement to try to force their hand.
JMO