Investigators in Pennsylvania have identified human remains found in a cave by hikers on the Appalachian Trail nearly 50 years ago.
Nicolas Paul Grubb was 27-years-old when officials say he overdosed on phenobarbital and pentobarbital in 1977. Investigators believe Grubb took his own life, but authorities have yet to make a final determination on the cause of death.Grubb's body was found in a cave by two hikers near The Pinnacle on the Appalachian Trail in January 1977, and it had gone unidentified until now.
MORE LOCAL HEADLINESBefore the recent breakthrough, investigators tried to perform a facial approximation, but found the facial bones to be broken or missing pieces during the exhumation process. Once investigators submitted the original fingerprint card to the national database for missing, unidentified and unclaimed remains, they say an FBI expert determined a match within an hour.
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