Remains found in Utah on the Navajo Nation reservation last spring were thought to be Everett Ruess, a famous poet from the 1930s; it was reported today that they were not. National Geographic Adventure reported earlier this year that based on genetic and forensic tests the remains were Everett Ruess.
The initial DNA tests conducted by the University of Colorado were incorrect, and more extensive tests found no link to Everett Ruess, according to the Associated Press.
Everett Ruess disappeared in 1934 in Utah wilderness at the age of 20, and was already a well known poet. He went to high school in Hollywood, and became disgusted with the Hollywood life. He left it for the wilderness of the southwest, traveled by foot, sending letters to his family from time to time. His disappearance became the stuff of western legend.
Source: Associated Press and Angel Fire.com
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