Joseph Henry LOVELESS

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Bandit, burglar, crook, privateer

AmericanBorn Joseph Henry LOVELESS

American bootlegger and accused murderer

Born on December 3, 1870 in Payson, Utah Territory , United States (45 years)

Deceased on 1916 in Dubois, Idaho , United States

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Joseph Henry Loveless was born in 1870 in Payson, Utah Territory. His mother, Sarah Jane Scriggins, was from Massachusetts while his father, Joseph Jackson Scriggins, was from Indiana. Both of his parents were early pioneers with the Latter Day Saint movement.



In 1979, a family searching for arrowheads in Buffalo Cave near Boise, Idaho discovered human remains in a burlap sack. The remains consisted of a headless torso. In 1991, a girl found a hand in the same cave, prompting excavations which recovered both legs and an arm. Forensic researchers estimated that the man was of European descent, and around 40 years old at the time of death. Identification was thought implausible due to the missing head. In 2019, Idaho State University researchers and Clark County, Idaho authorities solicited help from the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that seeks to identify previously unidentified deceased persons via forensic genealogy. Researchers constructed a genealogical tree for the unidentified remains. Because one of Loveless's grandfathers was a polygamist with four wives, the tree was "huge" with hundreds of cousins and other relatives. Loveless was considered a plausible candidate, though, as his gravestone was found to be a cenotaph (not accompanied by his remains). Loveless's 87-year-old grandson was identified as living in California, and he agreed to take a DNA test, which confirmed that the remains were those of his grandfather Joseph Henry Loveless.

...   Joseph Henry Loveless was born in 1870 in Payson, Utah Territory. His mother, Sarah Jane Scriggins, was from Massachusetts while his father, Joseph Jackson Scriggins, was from Indiana. Both of his parents were early pioneers with the Latter Day Saint movement.



In 1979, a family searching for arrowheads in Buffalo Cave near Boise, Idaho discovered human remains in a burlap sack. The remains consisted of a headless torso. In 1991, a girl found a hand in the same cave, prompting excavations which recovered both legs and an arm. Forensic researchers estimated that the man was of European descent, and around 40 years old at the time of death. Identification was thought implausible due to the missing head. In 2019, Idaho State University researchers and Clark County, Idaho authorities solicited help from the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that seeks to identify previously unidentified deceased persons via forensic genealogy. Researchers constructed a genealogical tree for the unidentified remains. Because one of Loveless's grandfathers was a polygamist with four wives, the tree was "huge" with hundreds of cousins and other relatives. Loveless was considered a plausible candidate, though, as his gravestone was found to be a cenotaph (not accompanied by his remains). Loveless's 87-year-old grandson was identified as living in California, and he agreed to take a DNA test, which confirmed that the remains were those of his grandfather Joseph Henry Loveless.



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