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Doug Owsley and Gene Birdsong Tomes
Doug Owsley took part in the Bridger project, which involved the exhumation of the skeletal remains of Gen. Joseph Bridger (d. April 15, 1686) from a small crypt set into the floor of St. Luke's Church in Smithfield, Va.
Courtesy Smithsonian Museum/Studio EIS/Chip Clark

Forensic anthropologist Doug Owsley has investigated mysteries of the dead -- from the early colonists in Virginia to soldiers in the Civil War, to unsolved, present-day murders.

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Doug Owsley
Doug Owsley took part in the Bridger project, which involved the exhumation of the skeletal remains of Gen. Joseph Bridger (d. April 15, 1686) from a small crypt set into the floor of St. Luke's Church in Smithfield, Va.
Courtesy Smithsonian Museum/Studio EIS/Chip Clark
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Doug and Brittney Owsley
Doug Owsley and Brittney climb out of the crypt beneath the floor. The Bridger project involved the exhumation of the skeletal remains of General Joseph Bridger (d. 15 April, 1686) from a small crypt beneath his ledger stone inset into the floor of Saint Lukes' Church in Smithfield, Virginia. Saint Luke's Church, founded in 1632, is the oldest Gothic style structure in America, and one of the first churches.
Chip Clark