Unknown John Doe died after 1908--remains found Wyoming
http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Gabby's_Bones
http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Gabby's_Bones
On October 19, a DNA sample was obtained from an adult female from Iowa who had relayed that her father had been shot in the head by her uncle sometime in 1960. The woman stated that her uncle then placed her father's body in a trunk before burying it in Iowa.
The Sheriff's Office says the uncle later dug the trunk back up and transported it to Wyoming where he was working. The uncle then left the trunk behind. The uncle later moved to Mississippi where he committed suicide.
The Wyoming State Crime Lab was able to determine that the female who had submitted the DNA sample was indeed a 99.99% match to the bones that had been collected.
The sheriff's office identifies the bones as Joseph Mulvaney. Mulvaney was born in 1923.
Wow, I remember this one from Unsolved Mysteries ages ago. Didn't think it would be solved but glad I was wrong. Still wondering how "Gabby" fits into everything though. RIP Joseph Mulvaney.
Some questions that come to mind:
1) The age estimate ("50-69") was way off - if Mulvaney was born in 1923, he would have been circa 37 when he was killed in 1960.
Some questions that come to mind:
1) The age estimate ("50-69") was way off - if Mulvaney was born in 1923, he would have been circa 37 when he was killed in 1960.
2) What was Gabby's full name? All it says is that he was Mulvaney's stepbrother.
3) Why did Gabby murder his stepbrother?
4) Why was the disappearance of Joseph Mulvan
full name in link
Results: Solved. Sadly, Newel Sessions passed away in 2003. On October 25, 2017, the skeleton was identified as Joseph J. Mulvaney, born in 1923. Joseph's granddaughter, Shelley, helped lead to the identification. DNA testing with his daughter confirmed his identity. Investigators learned from his daughter that he had been shot and killed by her uncle, John David Morris (identified as "Gabby" in the segment), in 1960. After the murder, Morris buried Joseph in the footlocker in Iowa. At some point, Morris dug the trunk back up and transported it to Wyoming, where he was working. He then left the trunk behind with Newel. He later moved to Mississippi where he committed suicide.
Joseph's remains have been returned to his family and they will now be able to give him a proper burial .
http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Gabby's_Bones
How did an Iowa man's remains end up in a trunk in Wyoming, with a bullet in his skull?This month, Mulvaney's granddaughter, Shelley Statler of Waukee, will bring the remains of the grandfather she never met to a final resting place in Iowa. But what happened to Joseph Mulvaney may remain a mystery forever.