The Dallas Police Department announced that it has closed a missing persons case that remained unresolved for more than five decades.
The case centered on Norman Prater, who was reported missing to Dallas police on Jan. 14, 1973.
His disappearance launched an investigation that remained active but unanswered, according to the department, which updated the public about the case on Jan. 6.
On July 9, 1973, months after Prater went missing, an unidentified white male died in a hit-and-run on Highway 35 in Rockport, Texas.
At the time, police did not connect the incident to Prater or Dallas.
Despite extensive efforts by local law enforcement and media appeals, the victim remained unidentified.
That changed recently due to renewed interest in the case from Dallas Missing Persons Detective Ryan Dalby.
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