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flag DNA links 1966 remains to 1965 missing man Ronald Joe Cole, ending a nearly 60-year mystery.

flag Skeletal remains found in Geneseo, Illinois, in 1966 have been identified as Ronald Joe Cole, a 19-year-old from Fillmore, California, who vanished in 1965. flag DNA analysis by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office and the DNA Doe Project matched the remains to Cole’s family, including a living brother. flag The case, previously unsolved, involved a gunshot wound and no personal items. flag Cole’s half-brother, David La Fever, was a suspect but was never charged. flag La Fever died in 2007. flag Authorities continue investigating the murder, though no suspect has been named. flag The identification brings closure after nearly 60 years.

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