Found Deceased CA - Ronald Cole, 19, Fillmore, 1 May 1965 - remains found October 1966, identified January 2026

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Identified by DNA as #UP51281, a human skeleton recovered near Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, on October 27, 1966. COD was gunshot wound at base of skull.

1966 skeletal remains in Geneseo identified as missing California teen

Sixty years after his remains were found in Illinois, investigators have identified “Geneseo John Doe” as Ronald Joe Cole, a California teen missing since 1965.

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[Rikissa]

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60 years later: Geneseo ’John Doe’ identified as missing California man

Deputies said the John Doe was identified as 19-year-old Ronald J. Cole who has been missing from Filmore, California since 1965.

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Identified by DNA as #UP51281, a human skeleton recovered near Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois, on October 27, 1966. COD was gunshot wound at base of skull.

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1966 skeletal remains in Geneseo identified as missing California teen

Sixty years after his remains were found in Illinois, investigators have identified “Geneseo John Doe” as Ronald Joe Cole, a California teen missing since 1965.

www.wqad.com

They really did such a good job with the recon. It looks just like him.

Sleep well, Ronald.