Bones Confirmed as Being Those of O’Hair Family
All but solving the mystery of the 1995 disappearance of Madalyn Murray O’Hair, federal authorities confirmed Thursday that bones dug up from a ranch in January are those of the atheist leader and two family members.
Forensic scientists used medical and dental records to identify the remains of O’Hair, 76, her son Jon Garth Murray, 40, and Robin Murray O’Hair, 30, her granddaughter.
A stainless steel artificial hip that was pulled from the ground was among the evidence used to identify the elder O’Hair, who had hip replacement surgery in 1988.
“This certainly gives us some closure,” said Roderick Beverly, the agent in charge of the FBI’s San Antonio office.
The family disappeared from San Antonio in 1995 along with $500,000 in gold coins. Investigators believe they were kidnapped, robbed and killed, and their bodies were cut up and dumped on a ranch about 125 miles from San Antonio.
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