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The Dog, the Garage, and the Hair That Broke a Cold Case

The Dog, the Garage, and the Hair That Broke a Cold Case

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The Dog, the Garage, and the Hair That Broke a Cold Case

A dog named Copper stopped at the edge of a birch stand and led his owner to human bones that had lain hidden for approximately 20 to 35 years - and a single strand of hair curled inside a skeleton's fingers would be the clue that reopened the mystery. Who did those hairs belong to, and how did a retired sergeant's garage keep them from matching a missing man for decades?

In this episode, we tell how a routine walk, a long-unopened evidence envelope, and modern DNA testing changed the course of a three-decade search. Listen to how the discovery on Fenwick Loop and the contents of a brown paper envelope finally narrowed the question: who was Wayne Quinn's killer?

Person: Wayne Quinn
Date: April 9 (bones found), April 20, 1991 (disappearance)
Location: Fenwick Loop trail, Millhaven County
Status: Remains exposed approximately 20-35 years; identified scene linked to 1991 missing person
Event: Three hairs sealed in brown paper envelope recovered from left hand

- At 9:52 a.m. on April 9, Copper stopped and Sandra Pruitt found a rotted blue nylon jacket, a single hiking boot, and human bones across a twelve-foot radius.
- Forensic anthropologist estimated the remains had been exposed to the elements for between twenty and thirty-five years.
- Wayne Quinn vanished on April 20, 1991, at age twenty-two; his truck was found two days later with keys in the ignition less than a mile from the Fenwick Loop trailhead.
- Sergeant Morris Patton recovered Wayne's left hand in the culvert in summer 1991 and sealed three hairs in a brown paper envelope that stayed with him until his death.
- The brown paper envelope containing the three hairs remained in Patton's garage bin for fifteen years before his daughter logged it with the cold-case unit on April 1, shortly before Copper's discovery.

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