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Here is the NAMUS of the body being exhumed:
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/2353
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/2353
In a news release, Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman says the Kansas Bureau of Investigation notified his office of a possible match between unidentified remains found near Upland in Dickinson County in 1974 and a person reported missing from Tulsa, Okla. in 1974.
"Investigation conducted by the sheriff's department determined it necessary to exhume the remains of the unidentified victim to attempt to determine if the remains were in fact the missing person," Hoffman says.
Wow that would be a hell of a coincidence if it would truly be Alan.
I did however notice that the victim they found are estimated to be between 25 - 31 years, while Alan was 22?
By the way, do I understand it right in that they found the remains already in 1974, buried them, but are now exhuming them again for identification?
I am refering to this part here:
Yes, it sounds like they gave the Unidentified remains a burial after autopsy.
ETA: It is pretty common for age estimates to be off by a few years so an age difference of 3 years in not really concerning, IMO.
The problem is that even though Alan was from Tulsa, California is supposedly his last known whereabouts. I'll be surprised if the remains end up being Alan's.Thanks. I wonder what it was that made them decide to re-exhume the remains again.
While a bit different, it yet somewhat reminds me of another case, where a victim of serial killer Dean Corll had been misidentified as that of another boy, who ironically was also a victim of Corll. The misidentified remains were sent to the family of that other boy, who then cremated the remains and buried them. Meanwhile, the family of the victim who had in actuality been found already from the start, continued waiting for closure for years and decades, unaware of him already having been found, and it was not until 39 years later that the remains were finally identified correctly thanks to a new investigator and DNA testing, and could finally come home to his true family.
Paradoxically, while that family finally got their son and brother home, the other family in an instant "lost" the "son" they had the whole time thought were theirs and at once found themselves in the shoes of the first family.
A link to the story: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...s-in-anguish-for-sister-of-killer-2081906.php
Perhaps, with a bit of luck, Alan can finally come home, too, albeit correctly identified, after all these years.
The problem is that even though Alan was from Tulsa, California is supposedly his last known whereabouts. I'll be surprised if the remains end up being Alan's.
Isn't Kraft still alive? If so, have they asked him to interpret his scorecard? It's not like he's ever going to get out, anyway.
I'm hardly an expert on his whereabouts but 1974 was supposedly dormant for him. Was he in jail or do they think they just haven't found any victims during that time?
Well that stinks. Thanks for the insight.Kraft has never admitted his crimes and refuses to talk about possible victims.
There's no guarantee DNA will match the remains to Alan Wayne Soper, who went missing from Tulsa in 1974, but his family says the discovery has brought them new hope.
"It's like everyone's worst nightmares," Michael Soper, Alan's brother said. "You hear about this in the news all the time and you don't think it's going to happen to you, but it can."
The recent discovery is proof of that. Officials say the body could be a victim of serial killer, Cecil Henry Floyd, who admitted to killing 11 people across the country, one of them in Kansas.
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news...s-his-remains-were-recently-exhumed-in-kansas
Looks like they are checking to see if the remains are those of Alan Soper.
Hi Prickly Pear, sorry this is off topic, but did you ever submit Lilian Williams as a match for this JD?
http://doenetwork.org/cases/729ufca.html
I ask because I still don't see this UID in NamUs and was curious.
I don't mind doing submitting her, no need for apologies. I think it's a good potential match, and you never know.I did not. I mentioned her here because I wasn't sure she was close enough to submit as a possibility, and then I was away for a long time for personal reasons. I'm sorry. If you feel she's a close match, please feel free to submit her, though.
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news...s-his-remains-were-recently-exhumed-in-kansasLooks like they are checking to see if the remains are those of Alan Soper.
He is still unidentified. Alan is currently the only rule out on the list via NamUs for that John Doe.Assuming it wasn't him since there hasn't been an update regarding this in over a year. I wonder if the body was ever identified?