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Man known as the "Unknown Wanderer", found dead in 1982 at a Boise church, identified

started September 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM · last changed 4h ago

Summary

Ada County, Idaho authorities say a man found dead in a Boise church in 1982, believed to have taken cyanide, has been identified after 43 years as Dr. Matthew Francis Betkouski, confirmed via DNA comparison with a living relative. Investigators say there is a certain connection to the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders, but he has not been officially named a suspect.

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NAKON više od 40 godina riješen je misterij identiteta muškarca koji je pronađen mrtav u crkvi u Boiseu u Idahu. Muškarac, poznat kao "Nepoznati lutalica",

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