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The decomposing body of a woman found in a tree in suburban Sydney last month was identified Monday as missing American tourist Melissa Joy Dietzel.

An arborist made the gruesome discovery of a woman's body on Jan. 12, after reports of a foul smell coming from the vicinity of the tree.

For several weeks, the identity of the body remained a mystery, until police solved it, largely from the American-branded clothing she was wearing when she died, The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph reported.