Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Henry Loveless

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:54, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

Joseph Henry Loveless

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• ... that the body of accused murderer Joseph Henry Loveless was discovered in 1979, but remained unidentified until 2019, over 100 years after his likely death? Source: "The dismembered and headless John Doe, whose remains were found in the Civil Defense Caves near Dubois, Idaho, in 1979 and 1991, was identified as those of Joseph Henry Loveless. His remarkably preserved remains are thought to have been placed in the caves in 1916."
  • ALT1:... that the identification of outlaw Joseph Henry Loveless's body over 100 years after his death is the oldest successful identification by the DNA Doe Project? Source: “He died 103 years ago; he was born in 1870,” said Anthony Lukas Redgrave, a team leader for the DNA Doe Project, an organization that works with law enforcement to identify unclaimed remains. “It’s absolutely the oldest ID we’ve ever made.”

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Created by Enwebb (talk). Self-nominated at 04:22, 6 January 2020 (UTC).

• Article was created within the last seven days, is over the required prose size and has no copyvio concerns. Hooks are interesting and have inline citations to reliable sources. QPQ provided, good to go. Kosack (talk) 20:46, 8 January 2020 (UTC)