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The Hunt County Sheriffs Office is aware there is public speculation as to whether the remains discovered Wednesday may be those of a missing retired firefighter from Quinlan, but says

Skeletal remains found in a wooded area near the intersection of FM 1462 and FM 521 in Rosharon were identified as those of Robin Mangrum, who was reported missing in 2005.

With its abundant gullies, hills, forests and thickets, East Tennessee offers thousands of places to dump a body. In the summer of 1996, a killer knew exactly what t

He was a victim of tuberculosis—and a target of the vampire panic that swept through New England

The remains, discovered in 1990 in Griswold, Connecticut, were determined to be those of a middle-aged man named John Barber who suffered from tuberculosis.

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DNA evidence of the 19th Century Connecticut vampire will be presented at the ongoing ISHI conference in the United States.

"Of course, J.B. was not a vampire, but he was believed to be undead in his grave," archaeologist Nicholas Bellantoni told Newsweek.

Using DNA evidence, forensic scientists created a facial reconstruction of a "vampire" who lived during the 18th century.

Investigators with the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that helps solve unidentified persons cases, says the unidentified man may have family near tribe.