Two Souls Found After 55 Years | St. Louis News

For fifty-five years, a gravesite in southern Illinois held the haunting mystery of an unidentified victim from the 1971 Amtrak derailment. A determined local student, Henry Morton, sparked a decades-old quest for closure by partnering with the DNA Doe Project. When remains were exhumed, they revealed not one—but two victims: Katherine Adams, 34, and her three-year-old daughter Gigi. After nearly a year of testing, their identities were confirmed, bringing both relief and heartbreak to their family. The discovery also uncovered that some of their remains had been buried elsewhere—near Chicago—and now, efforts are underway to reunite them for a final, proper burial, finally closing a painful chapter that’s haunted Salem for half a century. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c76d4d65d2cb7be7