Headless body found in Alabama a quarter of a century ago identified as California man; sheriff says there are "persons of interest "
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A headless body found in the woods in Alabama more than a quarter century ago was finally identified on Wednesday as a 20-year-old California resident, officials said. Investigators with the Marshall County Sheriff's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation announced in a post on Facebook that the body is that of Jefferey Douglas Kimzy, of Santa Barbara, California.
Kimzy's decomposing body was found in the woods along Little Cotaco Creek in the town of Union Grove on April 15, 1997. His head, hands and feet had been removed, so it was hard to give an accurate age or description, investigators said.
Chief Investigator Keith Wilson said the head and hands were cut off with "some type of saw," while the feet were gnawed off by animals, CBS affiliate WHNT reported. The heart and spleen had reportedly been removed with surgical-type skill.
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