Human Remains in a Cave Identified as a Bootlegger Who Escaped Jail

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Human Remains in a Cave Identified as a Bootlegger Who Escaped Jail.

Human Remains in a Cave Identified as a Bootlegger Who Escaped Jail

The case of Joseph Henry Loveless, who sawed his way out of jail in 1916, is among the oldest solved using genetic genealogy.

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Not sure if this is behind a paywall.


Richard

 

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He escaped jail and was killed more than 100 years ago while on the run. His remains were just identified.

He escaped jail and was killed more than 100 years ago while on the run. His remains were just identified

Bones discovered in an Idaho cave in 1979 and 1991 have been identified as the remains of Joseph Henry Loveless, a man who escaped from prison more than a century ago after being arrested for killing his wife.

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Richard

 

[wackymother]

This is such a strange and fascinating story! Plus that creepy composite photo...

 

[WVBaker]

Quite a daring look Mr. Loveless. You have to admit, not everyone can pull that off. A cowboy hat with a turtleneck.

 

[geekette]

Quite a daring look Mr. Loveless. You have to admit, not everyone can pull that off. A cowboy hat with a turtleneck.

Perhaps he got laughed at one too many times before the killings began.

 

[WVBaker]

Perhaps he got laughed at one too many times before the killings began.

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the fashionable conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.
J.H. Loveless

 

[billymach4]

Well he found a good place to hide.

 

[geekette]

Well he found a good place to hide.

No kidding!

I'm hoping the DB Cooper mystery is solved in my lifetime.