( CNN ) -- Authorities say the remains of a missing 911 dispatcher have been found nearly 3 1/2 years after her disappearance . Theresa Parker was last seen leaving her sister 's house on March 21 , 2007 , the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said . Parker , who was 41 at the time , worked as an emergency dispatcher for Walker County in northwest Georgia . Her disappearance was widely covered in the media as hundreds of people searched for her . Sheriff John Everett of neighboring Chattooga County in Georgia said a farmer there discovered a jaw bone on Monday . He reported his discovery to authorities , who found more remains . The bones were in a wooded area near a river close to the Alabama border -- about 25 miles from the Walker County line . Dental records confirmed the remains were Theresa Parker , Everett said . Sam Parker , Theresa 's husband and a former police sergeant , is in jail for her murder . He was convicted last year , even though her body had not been found . Jerry Scott of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday at a news conference that the jury that convicted Parker should feel justified in its decision . `` There have been a lot of rumors going around that Theresa had left the country , but now those 12 people will realize they did the right thing . '' Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson informed Theresa Parker 's family that her remains had been found . `` It 's been a long 3 1/2 years , '' he said . `` They are glad to finally be able to bring her home . '' Leigh Patterson who prosecuted the murder case said the family needed that closure . `` Even now , even when they were told today , I think they had still held out hope that she might come back. `` Everett says investigators are continuing to examine the remains . So far , no official cause of death has been determined .
Theresa Parker was last seen leaving her sister 's house . She disappeared in 2007 . Cause of death has not been determined so far .