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Remains found at dump site identified as missing teen after 33 years
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Remains found at dump site identified as missing teen after 33 years

The Independent·Isabel Keane·22 days ago
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Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Related: Cold case of woman’s murder in seaside town solved after 20 years due to DNA found on cigarette butt The remains of a teenage boy, previously known as “Camarillo Teen 1993,” were identified as Joseph Patrick Reardon, 33 years after their discovery at a California dump site. Reardon's partial remains were found on August 30, 1993, but his identity and the circumstances of his death remained unknown for decades. In March 2025, advanced DNA testing by Othram Labs led to the identification of Reardon, who was born on June 17, 1970, in Fresno. Despite the identification, authorities state that critical details surrounding Reardon's life, whereabouts, and how his body ended up at the dump site are still unknown.…

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