Researchers Positively Identify Remains at Dozier School

A team of researchers from the University of South Florida has positively identified the first set of remains found at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla.

At a press conference Thursday, the USF team of anthropologists led by Dr. Erin Kimmerle announced they had positively identified the remains of 14-year-old George Owen Smith of Polk County.

Smith was sent by his family to the school in 1940 but was never seen again. Researchers said they positively identified Smith's remains using DNA from his sister. The medical examiner will determine Smith's cause of death.

The positive ID is the first of 55 unmarked graves where remains were found at the school's campus.

Over recent years, the Dozier School has come under fire after allegations of physical and sexual abuse and even murder. The school was closed in 2011.

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