Illinois native killed in Virginia traffic crash in 1977 identified through DNA analysis

Mar 10, 2026 - 13:03
Illinois native killed in Virginia traffic crash in 1977 identified through DNA analysis
ASHLAND, Va. — Almost 50 years after his death, an Illinois native who was killed in a traffic crash in Virginia in 1977 has been identified. The former "Ashland John Doe" was fatally struck by a truck along I-95, near Ashland, Virginia, at around 2 a.m. on March 23, 1977. At the time of his [...]