Remains identified as Vietnam veteran nearly 50 years after farmers chasing pig stumbled upon skeleton

The remains of Vietnam veteran Gerald Francis Long have finally been identified after they were first discovered in Arizona on April 19, 1975.

Over 49 years, detectives developed numerous leads but were never able to put a name to the victim, who became known as Munsingwear Doe for the Munsingwear brand jacket found with the remains.

In August 2023, the sheriff’s office turned to forensic genetic genealogy, working with Intermountain Forensics of Salt Lake City, Utah. Scientists developed a genetic genealogy DNA profile of the victim and compared it with existing profiles available in genealogy databases.