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For 37 years, the identity of a body found in a Texas lake was unknown. A detective took the case in 2020 and sent the remains for DNA testing Photograph: Getty ImagesFor 37 years, the identity of a body found in a Texas lake was unknown. A detective took the case in 2020 and sent the remains for DNA testing Photograph: Getty ImagesTexas This article is more than 1 month old‘All this time, he was dead’: DNA test on body found in Texas lake in 1986 solves old mysteryThis article is more than 1 month oldWoman had reported her missing brother in 1985 and even hired an investigator – now test confirms body found in lake was his Read More...