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Case Description
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John David Watson, a 14-year-old boy from Dunbar Township, Pennsylvania, tragically died on May 2, 1974. Watson, who was white, left his home on his bicycle that evening to buy cigarettes for his mother at a nearby motel. He never returned home, and his body was discovered the next morning on a neighbor's property with a gunshot wound to the back of his head.
The case remained unsolved for decades until 2009, when new forensic tests were conducted on a coat belonging to Joseph Leos, Watso ...Read More
The case remained unsolved for decades until 2009, when new forensic tests were conducted on a coat belonging to Joseph Leos, Watso ...Read More
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John David Watson
Male
White / Caucasian
Dunbar-township
PA
1974-05-02
14
John
David Watson
11/17/2025
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10/03/2024
10/03/2024
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06/21/2023
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