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LA was his destination; the desert was his graveyard. After nearly 40 years, his bones have been identified

In September 1986, Dennis Earl Seger packed his belongings into his green Ford Torino, leaving his Seattle home for Los Angeles. He never made a new home in L.A. His car was found in Barstow, a month after he was last seen, about 120 miles out from Los Angeles. He was 50 years old the last time anyone heard from him, according to the National Missing Person Directory. More than a year later, ...
A stretch of desert near Newberry Springs, California.

In September 1986, Dennis Earl Seger packed his belongings into his green Ford Torino, leaving his Seattle home for Los Angeles.

He never made a new home in L.A.

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