Cold Case Remains Identified 14 Years After Discovery Under I-15 Overpass
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Forensic genetic genealogy IDs man found in 2012 under Roy overpass
ROY, Utah, July 28, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah State Bureau of Investigation has solved a 2012 cold case. The mystery was the identity of a man whose body was found, severely decomposed, under a freeway overpass near Roy. Through the efforts of investigators and recent breakthroughs in Forensic Genetic Genealogy, the body has been positively identified as that of former Florida resident Terry Richardson Chawk.“In May 2012, Mr. Chawk’s rema…
ROY, UTAH – More than 14 years after the discovery of an unidentified body under an overpass of Interstate 15 near Roy, the Utah State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) announced that it managed to identify the victim through advanced forensic genetic genealogy techniques. Authorities reported that the man has been identified as Terry Richardson Chawk, originally from Florida. Chawk’s remains were found in an advanced state of decomposition under an…
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