Illinois native killed in Virginia traffic crash in 1977 identified through DNA analysis

Peoria County native named as 1977 Ashland John Doe via DNA project

After nearly 50 years, an Illinois native who was killed in a traffic crash in Virginia in 1977 has been identified by the DNA Doe Project as Peter Adams, who had gone missing six days before his death.

Illinois native killed in Virginia traffic crash in 1977 identified through DNA analysis

ASHLAND, Va. — Almost 50 years after his death, an Illinois native who was killed in a traffic crash in Virginia in 1977 has been identified. The former "Ashland John Doe" was fatally struck by a truck along I-95, near Ashland, Virginia, at around 2 a.m. on March 23, 1977. At the time of his [...]