Sheriff's deputies found two cars submerged in Oklahoma's Foss Lake in September 2013, and DNA tests recently confirmed that the human remains inside those cars matched the descriptions of six people who went missing in 1969 and 1970. The state Medical Examiner's Office said the victims died from drowning and their deaths were accidental.
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Sheriff's deputies found two cars submerged in Oklahoma's Foss Lake in September 2013, and DNA tests recently confirmed that the human remains inside those cars matched the descriptions of six people who went missing in 1969 and 1970. The state Medical Examiner's Office said the victims died from drowning and their deaths were accidental.
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One of the vehicles found in the lake was a green 1952 Chevrolet -- the same make of vehicle in which John Alva Porter, then 69, was traveling in with Cleburn Hammack, 42, and Nora Marie Duncan, 58, on April 8, 1969.
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One of the vehicles found in the lake was a green 1952 Chevrolet -- the same make of vehicle in which John Alva Porter, then 69, was traveling in with Cleburn Hammack, 42, and Nora Marie Duncan, 58, on April 8, 1969.
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The remains found in the second car, a blue 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, matched the descriptions of three teenagers who disappeared in 1970: Jimmy Williams, 16; Thomas Rios, 18; and Leah Johnson, 18.
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The remains found in the second car, a blue 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, matched the descriptions of three teenagers who disappeared in 1970: Jimmy Williams, 16; Thomas Rios, 18; and Leah Johnson, 18.
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Tim Porter, right, talks with Beckham County Sheriff's Deputy J. Kessel after giving a DNA sample at the scene in September 2013. Porter believed his grandfather's remains were in one of the cars.
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Tim Porter, right, talks with Beckham County Sheriff's Deputy J. Kessel after giving a DNA sample at the scene in September 2013. Porter believed his grandfather's remains were in one of the cars.
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Officials examine one of the cars in September 2013.
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Officials examine one of the cars in September 2013.
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Investigators go through the vehicles in September 2013 to collect evidence as well as any human remains.
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Investigators go through the vehicles in September 2013 to collect evidence as well as any human remains.
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Investigators work on the older of the two vehicles last year.
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Investigators work on the older of the two vehicles last year.
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The Camaro pulled from the lake is seen last year after investigators began their work.
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The Camaro pulled from the lake is seen last year after investigators began their work.
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