The remains of a man found burned and decapitated 45 years ago have finally been identified thanks to advancements in DNA technology.
The remains have been identified as Joseph A. Caliva, who was 27 years old when he went missing. It is still unclear who killed him.
In 1979, a boy was riding his horse in the Chicago suburb Barrington Hills when he came across a horrific scene: the burned remains of a decapitated man, CBS News reported. Police responded that found the partially burned torso of an adult white male, the Barrington Hills Police Department (BHPD) said in a press release.
Former Barrington Hill Police Chief Al Schuld told WGN that he still remembered the day the remains were found.
“It was hard to recognize for one thing because it was burnt,” Schuld said. “I can still remember the smell. The upper torso, then the bottom part of the torso and then the legs were there but…
