Body found floating under CA bridge in 2003 posed mystery. Now man is identified

For more than two decades, the body of a man discovered floating in the water below a California bridge posed a mystery.

Now, with the help of DNA testing, the body found in Oakland in September 2003 has been identified as Robert Craig Whitsett, a spokesperson for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said in a Sept. 2 email to McClatchy News.

After the man’s body was discovered below the Coast Guard Island bridge, authorities started an investigation and searched the area in hopes of finding evidence that may help identify the man, Othram Inc. said in a news release…

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