Unidentified person, Caroline County, Virginia (1988)

On November 10, 1988, skeletal remains were discovered in the woods just east of I-95 north near the 112 mile marker in Caroline County, Virginia. The Virginia State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, conducted a forensic examination of the area and recovered two sets of skeletal remains. No positive identification could be established for either of the recovered remains. A leather belt recovered from the…

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