Geneseo John Doe identified as missing 19-year-old from California

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Nearly sixty years after the remains were found, authorities have identified the "Geneseo John Doe" as 19-year-old Ronald Cole of Filmore, California.

He had been missing since 1965, and the remains were discovered in a creek southwest of Geneseo in October of 1966.

The FBI says Cole was shot to death.

He was living with his half-brother at the time of his disappearance, who law enforcement named as a suspect, but he was never charged.


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