Inquiry Reopened in Discovery of Poet's Remains
Published on July 02, 2009 at 05:35PM
(SALT LAKE CITY)—Utah’s state archaeologist, Kevin Jones, is raising doubts about the recently announced discovery of the missing remains of Everett Ruess, a legendary poet and painter who disappeared in the Utah wilderness in 1934. Jones said Ruess’ dental records don’t match the lower jaw found among remains a year ago in a remote spot in southeastern Utah. Family spokesman, Brian Ruess, of Portland, Ore. says the old dental records can’t be regarded as wholly accurate. Still, Brian Ruess says the family enlisted a dental expert to explore the evidence. The family is also preparing for a reexamination of DNA tests and other methods that seemed to erase any doubts.