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{{Unverified}}{{Identified_Infobox|title1=Jean Vincent|image1=JVincent.jpg|caption1=|name=Jean Michael Vincent|sex={{M}}|age=20|missing_from=Ottawa, Ontario|disappeared=|discovered=December 28, 1978|location=Seminole, Oklahoma|identified=May 2016|span=37 years|cod={{ns}}}}
{{Identified|image = [[File:JVincent.jpg|200px]]|race = White|sex = Male|found = December 28, 1978|location = Seminole, Oklahoma|age approximation = 16-20|name = {{PAGENAME}}|postmortem interval = 9 Months|height approximation = 5'8|weight approximation = N/A|cause of death = {{ns}}{{Susp}}|body condition = {{sk}}|span = {{age|1978|12|28}}|realname = Jean Michael Vincent|missing from = Ottawa, Ontario|identified = May 2016|timespan = 37 years|age = 20}}
 
 
 
'''Jean Michael Vincent''' was a young man whose remains were found in 1978 in Oklahoma. He was identified in May 2016. He had previously been excluded through dental comparison until DNA matched him to the unidentified man.
 
'''Jean Michael Vincent''' was a young man whose remains were found in 1978 in Oklahoma. He was identified in May 2016. He had previously been excluded through dental comparison until DNA matched him to the unidentified man.
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== Case ==
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Vincent had hitchhiked from his home in Ottawa, Ontario to Flagstaff, Arizona with a friend looking for work. There, they parted ways, and Vincent stated he was going to Clines Corner, New Mexico (east on I-40). His remains were found nine months later off of I-40 near Seminole, Oklahoma. He was wearing a Capricorn pendant necklace and Canadian "BeeJays" brand boots, which aided in matching the remains to Vincent.
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== Identification ==
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In 2016, a Reddit user submitted the match despite Vincent's previous exclusion by dental records. A DNA comparison confirmed the identity to be Jean Michael Vincent.
   
 
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Revision as of 23:16, 8 October 2020

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Jean Michael Vincent was a young man whose remains were found in 1978 in Oklahoma. He was identified in May 2016. He had previously been excluded through dental comparison until DNA matched him to the unidentified man.

Case

Vincent had hitchhiked from his home in Ottawa, Ontario to Flagstaff, Arizona with a friend looking for work. There, they parted ways, and Vincent stated he was going to Clines Corner, New Mexico (east on I-40). His remains were found nine months later off of I-40 near Seminole, Oklahoma. He was wearing a Capricorn pendant necklace and Canadian "BeeJays" brand boots, which aided in matching the remains to Vincent.

Identification

In 2016, a Reddit user submitted the match despite Vincent's previous exclusion by dental records. A DNA comparison confirmed the identity to be Jean Michael Vincent.

Gallery