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Skull Found Near Spooner Summit in 1994 Finally Named 32 Years Later

Summary by Hoodline
A partial human cranium found by a logging crew near Spooner Summit in May 1994 has finally been given a name: Alan Don Bishop, a man who vanished from Salt Lake City 42 years ago while reportedly hitchhiking toward Oregon by way of California. The identification, confirmed through advanced DNA genealogy, closes a case that sat unresolved for more than three decades in the mountains above Carson City. Bishop's family last heard from him in July …
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Hoodline broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
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