‘All this time, he was dead’: DNA test on body found in Texas lake in 1986 solves old mystery

Woman had reported her missing brother in 1985 and even hired an investigator – now test confirms body found in lake was his

A body pulled from a lake in 1986 is that of a missing person who family say they had not seen in decades, new DNA tests confirm.

“We just assumed he was in Texas living his life, and all this time, he was dead,” his sister Gwen Tranum told local news station ABC13.