PA PA - Albany Twp, WhtMale 25-40, UP5661, in cave @ The Pinnacle, ring w/blue stone, clothes, Jan'77

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The Brief​

• The body of Nicolas Paul Grubb, 27, was found in a cave by hikers on a Berks County hiking trail in January 1977.
• It was determined Grubb overdosed on phenobarbital and pentobarbital.
• Investigators were recently able to identify the remains by locating the original fingerprint card and submitting it into a national database for missing, unidentified and unclaimed remains.
• Grubb, a Fort Washington resident, served in the Pennsylvania National Guard until 1971.

Remains found in cave near Pennsylvania hiking trail nearly 50 years ago identified

Investigators in Pennsylvania have identified human remains found in a cave by hikers on the Appalachian Trail nearly 50 years ago.

www.fox29.com

 

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In Nov. 2022, the man’s samples were mailed to the forensic DNA testing service Bode Technology but a match was still not found.
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Berks County Coroner Chief Deputy George Holmes said officials are still working to learn more about Grubb. They plan to amend his death certificate. Grubb's relatives want his remains to be with the family plot. The Coroner's Office is currently working to bring him home.

Pa. officials ID ‘Pinnacle Man’ found frozen in Appalachian Trail Cave in 1977

After nearly 50 years, officials revealed the identity of a man who was found frozen inside a cave along the Appalachian Trail in Albany Township, Pennsylvania.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

 

[summergirl1]

It sounds like there wasn't the fingerprint technology years ago to identify him.