Man Went Missing in 1997 and Was Found Murdered. His Identity Was Revealed Just Before His Sister Died

John Richard Moulis disappeared in 1997, and his remains went unidentified for nearly three decades before a DNA breakthrough

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  • John Richard Moulis, 37, disappeared from the Orlando area in January 1997
  • His skeletal remains were discovered two months later, but investigators did not identify him until Aug. 31, 2026
  • Moulis’ sister, his closest surviving relative, learned of the identification just two days before her death

A woman learned that her brother, who had been missing for nearly 30 years, was the victim of a decades-old Florida homicide just two days before she died.

John Richard Moulis, 37, was reported missing from the Orlando area on Jan. 21, 1997, according to WFTV, FOX 35 Orlando and WESH…

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