Event Brief
1978 crash victim Mark Alan Smith identified after 50 years
Filed: Jul 15, 2026 at 10:17 AM ET
Summary: Riverside County identified Mark Alan Smith, an 18-year-old killed in a 1978 crash, after exhumation and genetic genealogy.
WHO: Riverside County Sheriff's Coroner's Bureau
WHAT: Confirmed the identity of Mark Alan Smith, an 18-year-old passenger killed in a 1978 car crash
WHEN: Jul 15, 2026 at 9:58 AM ET
WHERE: Riverside County, California
WHY: The victim remained unidentified until his remains were exhumed and identified using forensic genetic genealogy.
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