Unearthed Skulls May Solve Mystery of Missing O’Hair
Investigators unearthed a metal artificial hip and three skulls at a ranch Sunday and believe they have solved the disappearance of atheist leader Madalyn Murray O’Hair and her family.
Roderick Beverly, special agent in charge of the FBI’s San Antonio office, wouldn’t confirm the identity of the bodies, but said officials believe the search is over.
Investigators believe O’Hair, her son Jon Garth Murray and granddaughter Robin Murray O’Hair were killed, dismembered and dumped on the private 5,000 acre ranch in 1995. O’Hair had a hip replacement operation several years before her disappearance.
Investigators got their break on the eve of the trial of David Roland Waters, who faced kidnapping and extortion charges in the case. Waters made an agreement with investigators Wednesday that was ordered sealed by a federal judge.
O’Hair, 77, enjoyed calling herself the most hated woman in America. She was involved in successful court battles in the 1960s to ban prayer and Bible-reading in public schools.
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