Keyword: henrygoodsell https://freerepublic.com/tag/henrygoodsell/ en-us Thu, 14 May 2026 04:37:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 A Man's Bones Kept Washing Up on the Beach for Decades. Investigators Finally ID'd Him 181 Years After He Vanished https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379153/posts In 1995, a human skull emerged from the Atlantic Ocean and landed on a beach in Longport, New Jersey. More bones followed over the next 18 years, surfacing across three different Jersey Shore towns. For three decades, investigators called the unidentified remains "Scattered Man John Doe." Now, genetic genealogy researchers have given him back his name: Captain Henry Goodsell, a 29-year-old schooner commander who died in a winter storm 181 years ago.The identification, confirmed in April 2025 and announced by the Ramapo College of New Jersey's Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center in May, marks one of the oldest cold cases ever... Daily Galaxy https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379153/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2026 04:37:49 GMT