Body Found Floating Near Florida Bridge ID’ed as Virginia Man 3 Decades Later

Body found floating near Florida bridge ID’ed as Virginia man 3 decades later

The identity of a body found near a Florida bridge in 1993 has been identified as Edman Eric Gleed, who was 84 at the time of his disappearance.

Body of 84-year-old man identified more than 31 years after being found floating near Florida bridge

Advanced DNA testing helped police in Clearwater, Florida, identify Edman Eric Gleedy as the man whose remains were first discovered 31 years ago.

Body found off Clearwater Beach in 1993 identified 31 years later

Several months of DNA analysis determined various connections stretching back to the 1700s to the John Doe found floating in the ocean three decades ago.

John Doe found dead in Florida more than three decades ago identified as Virginia man

A John Doe, whose body was discovered floating in waters near a bridge in Clearwater, Florida, more than three decades ago, has finally been identified.

Clearwater cold case: Body identified 31 years after being found floating near Clearwater Pass bridge

Clearwater police say they now know the identity of a man who was found dead in 1993 near the Clearwater Pass bridge.

Body found floating near Clearwater bridge in 1993 identified through 18th-century ancestral connections

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater police said they have finally identified the body of a man found near a local bridge three decades ago. According to the Clearwater Police Department, the body of Edman Eric Gleed, 84, was found floating near the Clearwater Pass Bridge close to Sand Key on Nov. 29, 1993. NHC watching area off Florida coast for potential tropical development At the time, Gleed was only known as "Pinellas County John Doe …