The family of an affluent Scarsdale couple feared murdered for the past 44 years was relieved after the elderly pair’s car was likely found in a Georgia pond just a stone’s throw from their hotel — offering fresh insight into the mysterious cold case.

A vehicle containing a human bone found submerged in an out-of-state pond may be the clue needed to figure out what happened to a Westchester County couple missing for over four decades.In an announcement on Saturday,

Charles and Catherine Romer of Scarsdale disappeared after stopping at a Georgia hotel in 1980. They had been wintering in Miami Beach.

Catharine Romer was reportedly wearing jewelry between $60,000 and $80,000 at the time of the disappearance and her husband Charles Romer left behind $1.2 million in inheritance.

The Romers, of Scarsdale, N.Y., disappeared from a Georgia hotel. Divers who seek to solve cold cases found a vehicle similar to theirs in a pond. They also found bones.

Authorities say a car similar to one driven by a wealthy New York couple missing for 44 years has been found in a south Georgia pond

Personal items, including the Rolex, diamond ring, other jewelry and a license plate bearing their initials were found.

A human bone found at the bottom of a Georgia pond could offer insight into the disappearance of a wealthy New York couple who vanished 44 years ago.

A vehicle that included remains linked to a couple that went missing 40 years ago was found in a Georgia pond. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin has the latest on the recent discovery.