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<v Speaker 1>Hello friends. Today we're going to look in some strange

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<v Speaker 1>unidentified persons who were finally identified, some of them after decades.

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<v Speaker 1>First up the Hitchhiker. In July nineteen seventy one, officers

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<v Speaker 1>of the cous County Sheriff's Office were called out to

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<v Speaker 1>the area of Sneddon Creek and Coos Bay, Oregon, reports

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<v Speaker 1>of a deceased male teenager. But officers arrived at the scene,

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<v Speaker 1>they were greeted with the body of a teenager, and

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<v Speaker 1>they set about recovering him and trying to find his

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<v Speaker 1>next of ken to notify them of his death. The

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<v Speaker 1>trouble was that, due to the limit forensic technologies available

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteen seventy one, they were unable to determine his

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<v Speaker 1>cause of death, most likely because his remains were in

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<v Speaker 1>an advanced state of decomposition. Now, there's not a whole

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<v Speaker 1>lot of information about the initial discovery of this John Doe,

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<v Speaker 1>and all we know is that the Coos County Sheriff's

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<v Speaker 1>Office worked tirelessly trying to identify this young man but

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<v Speaker 1>came up short every single time. But nobody came forward

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<v Speaker 1>to claim him, and the cous County sheriff Office filled

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<v Speaker 1>to identify him. He was buried in the local cemetery

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<v Speaker 1>with his headstone simply reading unidentified male juvenile. Little did

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<v Speaker 1>the cous County Sheriff's office know that it would take

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<v Speaker 1>fifty years to finally identify their John Doe, and the

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<v Speaker 1>identification came from a very unlikely person. In twenty sixteen,

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<v Speaker 1>a young woman who we will refer to as Miss

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<v Speaker 1>X started her journey to find her biological parents. Miss

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<v Speaker 1>X was born in the nineteen seventies and was given

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<v Speaker 1>up for adoption as a baby as her parents were

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<v Speaker 1>unable to care for her as they were just little

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<v Speaker 1>more than children themselves. She was later adopted by a

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<v Speaker 1>couple who gave her the life that her biological parents

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<v Speaker 1>were unable to provide at the time. As Miss X

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<v Speaker 1>got older, she began to wonder more and more about

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<v Speaker 1>her biological parents and longed to reach out and connect

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<v Speaker 1>with him. In nineteen eighty eight, with the help of

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<v Speaker 1>a private investigator, Miss X did indeed find her biological

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<v Speaker 1>mother's name and was able to track her down and

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<v Speaker 1>establish a connection. After some time, her biological mother also

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<v Speaker 1>gave her her father's name, Winston Arthur Maxie. The third

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<v Speaker 1>Miss Sex excitedly tried to track down her biological father,

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<v Speaker 1>wondering how their reunion would play out, but in the

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<v Speaker 1>process of doing so, she learned some troubling news. After

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<v Speaker 1>speaking with Winston's sister, she found out that Winston hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>been seen since nineteen seventy one, when he left his

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<v Speaker 1>home in Boise, Idaho, headed for Coos Bay, Oregon. Winston's

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<v Speaker 1>sister explained that they had no idea whether he had

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<v Speaker 1>reached his final destination and that he hadn't contacted them since.

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<v Speaker 1>Winston's family were also shocked to hear that he had

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<v Speaker 1>a daughter, and it appears that Winston himself probably wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>aware that he had fathered a child that was later

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<v Speaker 1>put up for adoption. In twenty sixteen, Miss X started

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<v Speaker 1>a Facebook page titled where in the world is Winston Maxie,

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<v Speaker 1>an appeal for anyone with any information to come forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Little did Miss X and Winston's family know that his

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<v Speaker 1>body had been laid in an unmarked grave for over

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<v Speaker 1>fifty years. It wasn't until twenty seventeen, when the Cou's

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<v Speaker 1>County Sheriff's Office exumed as remains to obtain a DNA

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<v Speaker 1>sample that they came one step closer to finding his identity.

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<v Speaker 1>This sample was run through the National Missing and Unidentified

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<v Speaker 1>Persons System database, but provided no hits. The Wu's County

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<v Speaker 1>Sheriff's Office then decided to reach out to Parabond NANA

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<v Speaker 1>Labs and ask for their assistance in the case. Pair

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<v Speaker 1>Bond was able to create a phenotype snapshot and more importantly,

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<v Speaker 1>were able to find familial matches thanks to their genealogy databases.

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<v Speaker 1>Winston's sister was contacted by Parabond was asked to provide

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<v Speaker 1>a sample for comparison. Finally, in October twenty twenty one,

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<v Speaker 1>the KU's County Sheriff's Office announced that the John Doe

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<v Speaker 1>found way back in nineteen seventy one had been formally

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<v Speaker 1>and positively identified as Winston Arthur mac the Third, who

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<v Speaker 1>was last seen in Boise, Idaho in nineteen seventy one.

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<v Speaker 1>Miss X, Winston's daughter, along with his sister, who has

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<v Speaker 1>remained anonymous, are now appealing for anyone with information to

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<v Speaker 1>come forward and quote do the right thing. If you

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<v Speaker 1>have any information surrounding the death of Winston Arthur Maxy

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<v Speaker 1>the Third in nineteen seventy one, you're asked to contact

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<v Speaker 1>the cous County Sheriff's Office at five four one three

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<v Speaker 1>nine six seven eight zero zero next up septic tank.

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<v Speaker 1>Sam April thirteenth, nineteen seventy seven, Charlie and Mavis McLeod

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<v Speaker 1>were out hunting for a new pump for their septic tank.

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<v Speaker 1>The two had recently bought an abandoned farm in Towfield,

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<v Speaker 1>near Edmonton, Canada, and decided that if anywhere would have

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<v Speaker 1>a pump, there might be one left on the farm.

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<v Speaker 1>The two hurried to the farm, with Charlie jumping into

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<v Speaker 1>action and opening up the septic tank to examine its contents.

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<v Speaker 1>As Charlie opened the lid and stared into the abyss

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<v Speaker 1>of the septic tsk, he was shocked to see a

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<v Speaker 1>human leg bobbing around in the waist. The body had

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<v Speaker 1>been wrapped in a yellow bed sheet and tied up

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<v Speaker 1>with rope. Charlie ran back to his car as fast

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<v Speaker 1>as he could and drove himself and Mavis to the

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<v Speaker 1>Toefield RCMP office report what he had found. Frightened and shocked,

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<v Speaker 1>Charlie entered the office and tried to recall the details

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<v Speaker 1>the best he could to the officers in charge. After

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<v Speaker 1>calming him down and getting as much information as they

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<v Speaker 1>could to Mcloud's and two officers from the RCMP made

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<v Speaker 1>their way back to the abandoned form. Reports indicate that

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<v Speaker 1>the RCNP used old ice cream pails to scoop out

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<v Speaker 1>the waist, throwing it wherever they could in order to

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<v Speaker 1>get to the body. After some time, they were able

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<v Speaker 1>to lift the body out of the septic tank. For

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<v Speaker 1>the Mclouds and the RCMP, this nightmare was just beginning. However,

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<v Speaker 1>The autopsy report would shock Towfield and much of Canada,

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<v Speaker 1>leaving people to wonder who could be capable of something

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<v Speaker 1>so sadistic To pray, As the remains were in such

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<v Speaker 1>an advanced state of decomposition and this person had suffered greatly,

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<v Speaker 1>it was hard for the RCMP to identify him at

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<v Speaker 1>that time. Without any leads, he became simply known as

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<v Speaker 1>septic Tank Sam, a rather undignified moniker. Indeed, the corner

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<v Speaker 1>reported that Sam's cause of death was two gunshots to

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<v Speaker 1>the head and chest. But this wasn't the end of

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<v Speaker 1>Sam's injuries. Sam had been tortured before his captors put

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<v Speaker 1>him out of his misery. He'd been tied up, beaten,

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<v Speaker 1>and burned with objects such as cigarettes and a buttane

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<v Speaker 1>bloke torch. Sam had also been sexially mutilated, which made

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<v Speaker 1>it difficult for the corner to even ascertain his gender

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<v Speaker 1>for many months. The RCMP was horrified at these findings

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<v Speaker 1>and concluded that the person responsible must have had a

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<v Speaker 1>personal vendetta against Sam. The RCMP hoped that by identifying

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<v Speaker 1>Sam they would also find his killer, but this was

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<v Speaker 1>a task that proved to be much more difficult they anticipated.

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<v Speaker 1>Sam was found wearing a blue Levi's shirt with snap buttons,

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<v Speaker 1>a Great T shirt, blue jeans, and imitation Wallaby shoes.

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<v Speaker 1>The RCMP worked with a theory that Sam was possibly

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<v Speaker 1>a migrant construction worker due to his clothing and his

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<v Speaker 1>choice of footwear. Facial approximation was made by RCP Facial Approximation.

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<v Speaker 1>A facial approximation was made of Sam of the RCMP

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<v Speaker 1>and was circulated around Edmonton in the hopes that somebody

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<v Speaker 1>would recognize him, but sadly, nobody came forward. The RCMP

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<v Speaker 1>worked tirelessly chasing down every lead to its end in

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<v Speaker 1>the hopes of giving Sam his name back. The RCMP

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<v Speaker 1>believed that whoever had done this to Sam was familiar

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<v Speaker 1>with the Toefield area and knew that the farm was abandoned.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite this, no one came forward with Sam's identity or

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<v Speaker 1>any information that could lead to his killer or killers.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, this killer or killers likely watched this drama

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<v Speaker 1>unfold on the news, all the while smugly believing that

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<v Speaker 1>they would never be caught and that Sam would remain

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<v Speaker 1>a John Doe forever. However, thanks to advancements in science

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<v Speaker 1>and forensic technologies, Sam would not remain a John Doe forever,

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<v Speaker 1>and in twenty twenty, the RCMP reached out to Authram Incorporated,

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<v Speaker 1>a private forensic genealogy company based in Texas. Authuram works

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<v Speaker 1>with law enforcement agencies to identify John Doees like Sam,

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<v Speaker 1>as well as uncovered perpetrators who thought they had gotten

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<v Speaker 1>away with their evil crimes. Authuram is currently crowdfunding a

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<v Speaker 1>host of cases, and it costs around five thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 1>to begin DNA sequency. If you're able to help, please

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<v Speaker 1>contribute to authorm, find a link in the description, and

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<v Speaker 1>help bring other John Does back home. Authorm became involved

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<v Speaker 1>with Sam's case and obtained the DNA sample for sequencing.

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<v Speaker 1>In comparison and found familial matches to their John Doe.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't all smooth sailing for AUTHRAM, though, as the

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<v Speaker 1>DNA profile was significantly degraded. David Middleman, AUTHORM CEO told

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<v Speaker 1>CBS News, it was very degraded. There was a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of bacteria in it. It was only a small minority

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<v Speaker 1>that was actually human DNA, but there was sufficient material

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<v Speaker 1>from here. DNA samples were obtained from family members and

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<v Speaker 1>in June twenty twenty one, the RCMP, along with AUTHORM,

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<v Speaker 1>held a press conference to announce that after forty four

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<v Speaker 1>long years, septic Tank SAM had finally been identified. In

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<v Speaker 1>the press conference, it was revealed that septic Tank SAM

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<v Speaker 1>had been formally and positively identified as twenty five year

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<v Speaker 1>old Gordon Sanderson of Edmond and Canada. According to Gordon's family,

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<v Speaker 1>he had been a part of the sixties Scoop, where

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<v Speaker 1>Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their homes and sent

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<v Speaker 1>into care or adopted out to white families. Gordon spent

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<v Speaker 1>his life between care homes and as a result of

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<v Speaker 1>being separated from his family, he struggled with trauma and addiction.

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<v Speaker 1>Gordon's family were both related and heartbroken at the bittersweet

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<v Speaker 1>news they had finally found out what had happened to

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<v Speaker 1>their loved one. They were heartbroken to learn that he

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<v Speaker 1>had left this earth in such a cruel way. Gordon

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<v Speaker 1>had been reported missing in the nineteen eighties by his

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<v Speaker 1>sister Joyce, but it appears that his case was pushed

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<v Speaker 1>to the side, which is a sad testament to the

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<v Speaker 1>attitudes towards the missing and murdered indigenous peoples in Canada.

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<v Speaker 1>Sergeant Jason's as a lack of the RCMP said, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it was a combination of a sense of mourning,

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<v Speaker 1>but also relief definitely some feelings of anger towards what

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<v Speaker 1>Gordy went through in his life and what was done

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<v Speaker 1>to him. While Gordon has been identified, the RCMP a

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<v Speaker 1>still searching for his killer. If you have any information,

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<v Speaker 1>you urged to please contact the Toefield RCMP at seven

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<v Speaker 1>Up Physics. John Doe on, january two, twenty Fifteen The

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<v Speaker 1>Sonoma County sheriff's office was called the scene after passers

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<v Speaker 1>by found the remains of a man on an access

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<v Speaker 1>Road between motel Six And Ronert. Park expressway self Storage In, Ronert.

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<v Speaker 1>Park california there are limited details about. This discovery all

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<v Speaker 1>that we know is that the man was found, was,

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<v Speaker 1>science math and. Physics journals When The Sonoma County sheriff's

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<v Speaker 1>office was unable to, identify him they took to Calling

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<v Speaker 1>Him Physics. John doe after the books and journals he was,

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<v Speaker 1>Found With the sheriff's office was contacted by members Of

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<v Speaker 1>The Ronant, park library who felt that they recognized the

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<v Speaker 1>man from sketches that they had seen on. The, news,

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<v Speaker 1>sadly however no one was able to provide, his name

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<v Speaker 1>and it Appears That john doe hadn't borrought any books

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<v Speaker 1>from the library as there was no name. On file

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<v Speaker 1>despite all, these Setbacks The Sonoma County sheriff's office was

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<v Speaker 1>determined To Identify Physics john doe and return him to

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<v Speaker 1>his family for a. Proper burial after circulating an approximation

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<v Speaker 1>sketch to the local media and getting, no results they

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<v Speaker 1>decided to harness forensic. Technologies instead in a statement to

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<v Speaker 1>the SFGate, dot Com The Snowba County sheriff's, office said

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<v Speaker 1>despite exhausting our corner Missing and unidentified, person's protocols he

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<v Speaker 1>remained unidentified for. Six years these PROTOCOLS included dna samples

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<v Speaker 1>and FOR combined dna index, system upload general charting through,

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<v Speaker 1>they partnered WITH The Dna, dough project which is a

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<v Speaker 1>nonprofit organization that works with law enforcement to provide forensic

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<v Speaker 1>and genealogical services To identify John and. Jane DOES The

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<v Speaker 1>FOR processing dna processing and analysis can, take weeks, even

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<v Speaker 1>it Wasn't until december twenty twenty one That The Sonoma

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<v Speaker 1>The Physics john doe have been formally identified forty eight

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<v Speaker 1>Year Old Stephen patrick Archer, For. Seattle WASHINGTON The Dna

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<v Speaker 1>ask or SEMIT a dna sample. For comparison USING, mitochondrial

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<v Speaker 1>office were able to confirm that the body found in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twelve Was. Indeed stephen according to, official Reports The

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<v Speaker 1>Sonoma County sheriff's office does not Believe that stephen's death,

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<v Speaker 1>was suspicious and they are now working with his family

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<v Speaker 1>to return his. Body, home next We Have Eldorado. Jane

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<v Speaker 1>doe the case Of The El Dorado jane doe haunted investigators.

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<v Speaker 1>For decades an investigation into her true identity sent them

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<v Speaker 1>july tenth nineteen, ninety one a woman was found shot

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<v Speaker 1>In a whitehall motel Room, In. Eldorado arkansas after speaking

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<v Speaker 1>with those at, the motel police learned that she went

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<v Speaker 1>by The name mercedes and worked as a sex worker

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<v Speaker 1>who was being pimped out by her, Ex boyfriend james

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<v Speaker 1>McAlpin on the Evening of, july tenth nineteen. Ninety one

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<v Speaker 1>macawfin Had Lured jane doe to his room At The

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<v Speaker 1>broken off, their relationship but macalvin wasn't going To let

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<v Speaker 1>jane get away. That easily he was obsessed with and

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<v Speaker 1>abusive instalketor sending her, threatening messages and was known to

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<v Speaker 1>assault at her numerous times during. Their Relationship jane doe

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<v Speaker 1>reluctantly Went to mcalvin's, hotel room where the two spent some.

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<v Speaker 1>Time together as she tried, to leave she was dragged

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<v Speaker 1>back into, the room and those in neighboring rooms at

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<v Speaker 1>the motel reported hearing screams and mcalf themselves screaming get

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<v Speaker 1>back in, the. Room, bitch however before anyone had a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to intervene and de escalate, the situation two loud gunshots,

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<v Speaker 1>rang out echoing throughout the. Motel Block jane doe was

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<v Speaker 1>and those staying at the motel reported seeing mcalfin get

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<v Speaker 1>the repercussions of. His, Actions luckily mcalvin didn't make it

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<v Speaker 1>far before he, was arrested and when the police failed

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<v Speaker 1>a visit to obtain. More information, of course mcalfin didn't

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<v Speaker 1>want to help, the police so they filed the necessary

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<v Speaker 1>paperwork And Obtained jane doe's. Personal belongings investigators thought they'd

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<v Speaker 1>had a stroke of luck when their hands brushed OVER

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<v Speaker 1>an id card that bore The Name Cheryl. Ann wig

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<v Speaker 1>the investigators got the shock of their lives when They

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<v Speaker 1>contacted cheryl's family when who should answer the Phone but?

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<v Speaker 1>Cheryl herself so who Was This. Jane doe this wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>the only Alias That jane, doe used and investigators were

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<v Speaker 1>also able to uncover the additional Aliases Of, Kelly Carr,

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<v Speaker 1>Shannon Wiley, cheryl Kaufman And. Sharon wiley investigators Theorized That

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<v Speaker 1>jane doe had stolen all these identities and worked to

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<v Speaker 1>uncover the reason as to why she didn't use her.

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<v Speaker 1>Real name they Speculated That jane doe may have been

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<v Speaker 1>a Runaway from florida who was traveling around the country

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<v Speaker 1>stealing identities and living. New lives those Who Knew jane

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<v Speaker 1>Doe as Mercedes Or kelly carr told investigators that she

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<v Speaker 1>had Arrived in Eldorado from dallas in early nineteen, ninety

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<v Speaker 1>one and that she'd worked as a sex worker and.

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<v Speaker 1>In bars there were many different accounts Given By, jane

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<v Speaker 1>doe and when the police put them, all together it

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<v Speaker 1>became difficult to figure out what was the truth and what.

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<v Speaker 1>Was Fiction jane doe made bizarre claims of being in

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<v Speaker 1>The witness protection program because her dad was in, the

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<v Speaker 1>mafia and that was why she used. Different names she

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<v Speaker 1>told other people that she was wanted for bank robbery

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<v Speaker 1>and had to steal identities in order to stay under.

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<v Speaker 1>The radar what was Clear Was jane doe's, arrest record

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<v Speaker 1>which revealed it between nineteen ninety and nineteen, ninety one

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<v Speaker 1>she had been arrested in a total of four Times

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<v Speaker 1>in Texas. And arkansas it appears that each time she,

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<v Speaker 1>was arrested she gave The Name Cheryl, anne wig which as,

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<v Speaker 1>we know was an identity she had stolen from. Someone

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<v Speaker 1>else with a fake name and address on record with,

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<v Speaker 1>her fingerprints the option of identifying her from those prints

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<v Speaker 1>was quickly. Ruled out, For Years jane doe's case perplexed

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<v Speaker 1>all those who came across. It online sloose desperately tried

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<v Speaker 1>to piece the puzzle together and. Found nothing but then in,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nineteen The niAA do Project Submitted JANE doe's dna

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<v Speaker 1>and the ged match a. Genealogy Database El Dorado Police

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<v Speaker 1>Detective Lieutenant kathy Phillips Told The huffington post that THROUGH

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<v Speaker 1>familial dna, and connections they were able to Ascertain That

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<v Speaker 1>jane doe was a Descendant Of daniel Wood And mami Carter.

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<v Speaker 1>Of virginia they also managed To Find jane doe's, Second

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<v Speaker 1>Cousin christina Tilford. Of, Alabama unfortunately christine had no ready

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<v Speaker 1>recollection of her second cousin and Told The huffington post

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<v Speaker 1>that she Didn't Recognize, jane doe but could see a.

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<v Speaker 1>Family resumeblance it seems that the Rest of christina's family

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<v Speaker 1>also had no Idea About, jane Doe With lieutenant phillips

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<v Speaker 1>adding they didn't have any knowledge of anybody, running away

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<v Speaker 1>being reported missing or put up for adoption, Or anything

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<v Speaker 1>so we think she was born out. Of wedlock WE'RE

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<v Speaker 1>getting dna from other family members to try and narrow.

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<v Speaker 1>It down while on, The Street jane doe told those

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<v Speaker 1>that she meant that she had been forced into sex

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<v Speaker 1>work at the tender age of sixteen by a man

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<v Speaker 1>she had met. While homeless when she, turned eighteen she

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<v Speaker 1>continued working of her own volition and had been involved

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<v Speaker 1>in abuse of relationships in many. Turbulent Situations jane doe's

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<v Speaker 1>life was played with so much tragy and sadness that

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<v Speaker 1>even her own family did everything they could to hide,

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<v Speaker 1>her existence hoping that she would sadly and simply wade into. The,

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<v Speaker 1>Background thankfully christina has since go out to find her second,

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<v Speaker 1>cousin's identity as opted to give her the Name of

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<v Speaker 1>memory until her real name can. Be found, In death

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<v Speaker 1>memory deserves a compassion in respect that she never received.

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<v Speaker 1>In life anyone with any information deserged To Contact Lieutenant

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<v Speaker 1>kathy phillips at eight seven zero eight eight one for eight. One,

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<v Speaker 1>and finally They Have. Bill lewis in nineteen, eighty three

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<v Speaker 1>a farmer checking his fox Traps, Near, rennesler indiana which

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<v Speaker 1>Is In, jasper county made a. Horrific discovery in the

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<v Speaker 1>field before him lay the skeletal remains of a young

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<v Speaker 1>man with shoulder length reddish. Brown hair farmer sprinted back

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<v Speaker 1>to his property and Called The Jasper County sheriff's office

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<v Speaker 1>arrived on the scene. Shortly After The jasper County Corner,

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<v Speaker 1>andy borisma determined that the young man's cause of death

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<v Speaker 1>was a homicide and at his next job was to notify.

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<v Speaker 1>His family the, problem, was however that they had no

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<v Speaker 1>idea what the young man's. Name Was. Jasper County the

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<v Speaker 1>sheriff's office goured through missing persons reports and appealed for

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<v Speaker 1>anyone with information to, come forward, but sadly nobody recognized.

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<v Speaker 1>The boy the first big break in the case didn't

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<v Speaker 1>come until nineteen, ninety four and convicted Serial Killer larry

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<v Speaker 1>eiler Confessed to indiana authorities that he had picked up

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<v Speaker 1>a teenager Matching The john doe's Description on, november twentieth nineteen,

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<v Speaker 1>eighty TWO Along us route. Forty one tyler told investigators

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<v Speaker 1>that the teenager, with long reddish brown hair had been

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<v Speaker 1>hitchhiking and that he had driven past him and offered

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<v Speaker 1>him A, Live sadly eiler was unable to provide any

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<v Speaker 1>details about the, teenager's identity only giving authorities the grewsome

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<v Speaker 1>details of what he did. To him he confessed to drugging,

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<v Speaker 1>the teenager driving him Out To, jasper county and then.

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<v Speaker 1>Murdering him tyler's account seeking investigators and only spurred them.

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<v Speaker 1>On more they weren't content to let a six serial

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<v Speaker 1>doe looked like, in life and were determined to return

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<v Speaker 1>him to. His family the investigation continued at a steady

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<v Speaker 1>pace until twenty, twenty one When any Borsma The Jasper

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<v Speaker 1>county Corner Contacted Redgrave research forensics and requested. Their Assistance

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<v Speaker 1>Redgrave Research forensic services were able TO use dna Obtained From,

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<v Speaker 1>john doe but narrow down the list of potential eltis after.

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<v Speaker 1>Conducting interviews he OBTAINED a dna sample from a, potential match,

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<v Speaker 1>and incredibly, months later he came back. As Solid in

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<v Speaker 1>december of twenty, twenty One The Jasper County john doe

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<v Speaker 1>was officially identified as nineteen Year Old, Bill lewis Lewis's

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<v Speaker 1>Nephew joshua shucked Told The, cocomo tribune my dad said he.

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<v Speaker 1>Just disappeared he was there one day and then gone.

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<v Speaker 1>The next bill's family told investigators that the last time

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<v Speaker 1>they heard, from him he was hit Shiking from Houston

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<v Speaker 1>to Peru in november nineteen eighty two after attending. A

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<v Speaker 1>funeral bill's old last mates said he loved nothing more than,

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<v Speaker 1>playing football but was forced to quit after breaking his.

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<v Speaker 1>Left leg this shock exit from the sport he loved

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<v Speaker 1>pushed him over, the edge and he withdrew. From school

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<v Speaker 1>bill's family are now making arrangements to have his remains

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<v Speaker 1>transported Back, To peru indiana for. Proper Burial andy borsma

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<v Speaker 1>Told The. Cocomo tribune hopefully this will give this family

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<v Speaker 1>can return their brother's remains and uncle's remains back to

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<v Speaker 1>them be placed in the cemetery at Home. In, peru,

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<v Speaker 1>well folks there you. Have it amazing advancements that's been

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<v Speaker 1>MADE in dna technology in the last. Several decades hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>more Of these John and jane does can be identified

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<v Speaker 1>and give closure to. THEIR families i look forward to,

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<v Speaker 1>your comments but please keep it friendly. And respectful in,

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<v Speaker 1>the meanwhile he goods yourselves in. Each Other and i'll

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<v Speaker 1>see you just a little farther on down. The Trail

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<v Speaker 1>I'm steve's Stockton and i'll talk to you. Next time