Cold case solved: College students help ID the remains of a 19th century sea captain

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People walk along the beach in Margate, N.J., on Sept. 4, 2016. In 1999, bones that have now been determined to be the remains of ship captain Henry Goodsell were found washed ashore in Margate.

Remains of the "Scattered Man John Doe" began washing ashore in New Jersey in 1995 and went unidentified for the next three decades. Students at Ramapo College set about to solve the mystery.

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