On Dec. 10, 1976, George Clarence Seitz left his home in Jamaica, Queens, to get a haircut and never came back. His disappearance drew little attention at the time and was all but forgotten in the 45 years that followed.
But decades later, Seitz was at the centre of a much more modern mystery one that captivated amateur online detectives and led investigators down high-tech trails seeking clues.
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A New York man was charged on Wednesday in the killing of a World War I veteran who was killed while on his way to get a haircut in Queens in 1976, the Queens District Attorney’s office said in a release.
Authorities say George Clarence Seitz (inset) went missing in 1976. His remains were discovered in a Queens backyard in 2019 (pictured). His body was dismembered at the neck, shoulders and hips.