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Remains of Billings man who disappeared a half century ago identified in Oregon
Decades of forensic and genealogical work, including DNA analysis by the University of North Texas, led to identifying remains found in 1978 as Mark Smith, missing since 1974.
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Remains of Billings man who disappeared a half century ago identified in Oregon
The remains of a Billings man reported missing more than a half century ago were positively identified by Oregon authorities after an extensive forensic investigation.Mark Smith left his home in Billings in 1974 to travel and was never heard from again. According to a Friday social media post by Oregon State Police, skeletal remains found in 1978 were identified on Feb. 26, 2026, as belonging to Smith, who was 19 when he disappeared.State police…
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