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On August 15, 1997 a couple who were trucking spotted the nude body of a woman along Highway 20 in Ucon, Idaho. She was identified as 18-year old Tonya Teske who was originally from Shoshoni, Wyoming and last seen leaving the Cinnamon Lodge near Big Sky, Montana.

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A Shroud for Tonya Teske
Discharged, handwoven cotton and nylon, freshwater pearls
2021

Photo credit: Carrie Quinney