Posted on 08/17/2016 1:28:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The fate of a Mississippi teen missing for more than four decades has finally been revealed, thanks to the efforts of a tenacious cemetery worker who sought closure for strangers, police said Monday.
Joseph “Joey” Norman Spears, originally of Harrison County, was identified by his mother from faded photos of his body, taken after he was hit by a car in Texas City, Texas, in 1973, according to the SunHerald.com. The sad confirmation brought to an end a process begun when a worker at Hayes Grace Memorial Park in the nearby town of Hitchcock took an interest in the John Doe grav
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Kudos to this woman for giving the family closure after so many years, as sad as it is.
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