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Iowa Barn Body Identified After 40 Years
In a chilling discovery from 1986, a decomposed body was found wedged between massive hay bales in an Iowa barn—accompanied by a pink blanket and a shoe. Though investigators linked him to a hitchhiker seen the year before, the man remained unidentified for four decades due to lack of DNA tech. Then, in 2026, a breakthrough came when DNA matched him to Clifton Womack, a 28-year-old Ohio man who vanished in 1985. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he may have been trying to return to California. With no signs of foul play, the case is now officially closed. Support the show:Get a discount at…
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