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Three unidentified human remains found in Kerry included in new database

May 17, 2023 13:23 By radiokerrynews
Three unidentified human remains found in Kerry included in new database
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Information relating to three unidentified human remains, which were found in Kerry, are included in a newly launched database.

Details about 44 unidentified remains have been uploaded to a public data system in a bid to repatriate the bodies to their loved ones; three of the remains were found in Kerry. They include where the bodies were found, any descriptive details available and where they have since been buried.

The first were a man aged 25 and were found in Ballyheigue in October 1978.

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The information states this man was possibly from London and that no DNA sample was available in this case.

Remains of a two-day-old baby, known as Baby John, were found on White Strand Beach in Cahersiveen in April 1984; DNA profiling was conducted on these remains.

The final remains were found in Tonevane Cross in July 1996; they were male but no other details were provided, however, a DNA sample is available.

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