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🌱 How DNA finally solved Denton’s 40-year-old missing man mystery

Denton, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How DNA finally solved Denton’s 40-year-old missing man mystery

Also on today's calendar: Ladies Bible Study (The Rock, Road, and Rabbi) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny, breezy and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Hot; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 99, low: 79.
  • Wednesday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 100 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DNA Match Identifies Gary Wayne Dover in Lewisville Lake Remains, Ending a 40-Year Denton County Mystery and Reuniting a Mother's Long Wait With Burial in Mabank (parktelegraph.com) — A decades-old mystery tied to Denton has finally been solved, as DNA testing identified remains found near Lewisville Lake in 1990 as mechanic Gary Wayne Dover, who vanished from Denton in 1981. Denton police, Hickory Creek officers, and the Tarrant County Medical Examiner worked together to make the match, allowing Dover’s family to bury him beside his mother in Mabank while investigators continue seeking leads.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • UPDATE: found the owners!
    Found this dog on Camino Real in Villages of Carmel, 254-744-8484 for information (Nextdoor Villages of Carmel)
  • Missing pup
    Hey yall, unfortunately about 30 minutes ago our pup got out of our yard and is wondering the neighborhood. His name is Jacob, he’s super sweet and… (Nextdoor Headlee Blk)
  • University of North Texas posted a job opening for Custodian in Denton. Apply here.
  • Fastenal posted a job opening for Shipping in Denton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Denton here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • New Providence Marks 25th Anniversary of 9/11 With Memorial Service at Centennial Park (tapinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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