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Mystery body being exhumed for DNA 50 years after found in Mass. woods
TECHNOLOGY CAN FINALLY IDENTIFY A BODY THAT WAS FOUND IN THE WOODS IN WRENTHAM 50 YEARS AGO IN 1974, TWO YOUNG HIKERS DISCOVERED THE SKELETAL REMAINS OF A WHITE MAN NEAR THE EAGLE BROOK PUMPING STATION AT THE TIME, HE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. HE WAS BURIED IN CENTER CEMETERY. NOW THE. WITH THE HOPES THAT NEW DNA TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP SOLVE THIS MYSTERY, THE REMAINS WILL BE EXHUMED LATER THIS MONTH. SAMPLES WILL BE TAKE
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Investigators hope DNA can finally identify remains found in 1974 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, woods
Updated: 11:02 AM EDT Sep 14, 2024
Investigators hope new forensic technology can finally identify a body that was found in the woods 50 years ago, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey and Wrentham Police Chief William McGrath said. On April 20, 1974, two young hikers notified the Wrentham, Massachusetts, police that they discovered the skeletal remains of a white man near the Eagle Brook pumping station. Investigators were unable to identify the man, and his remains were later buried in Center Cemetery in Wrentham. Hoping new DNA technology can solve the 50-year mystery, cemetery personnel, members of the Wrentham Historical Commission and Wrentham State Rep. Marcus Vaughn were able to get a court to authorize the exhumation of the remains, which will take place on Sept. 25. The remains will be brought to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where samples will be taken. The body will then be re-buried in Wrentham. The samples will then be used to develop a DNA profile of the person, and hopefully, a name. Video: How forensic genetic genealogy can identify remains
WRENTHAM, Mass. —
Investigators hope new forensic technology can finally identify a body that was found in the woods 50 years ago, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey and Wrentham Police Chief William McGrath said.
On April 20, 1974, two young hikers notified the Wrentham, Massachusetts, police that they discovered the skeletal remains of a white man near the Eagle Brook pumping station.
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Investigators were unable to identify the man, and his remains were later buried in Center Cemetery in Wrentham.
Hoping new DNA technology can solve the 50-year mystery, cemetery personnel, members of the Wrentham Historical Commission and Wrentham State Rep. Marcus Vaughn were able to get a court to authorize the exhumation of the remains, which will take place on Sept. 25.
The remains will be brought to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where samples will be taken. The body will then be re-buried in Wrentham.
The samples will then be used to develop a DNA profile of the person, and hopefully, a name.
Video: How forensic genetic genealogy can identify remains
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