Tulsa World24d
His remains were found at bottom of a chimney. Now, 35 years later, this Tulsa native has a name
He is Ronnie Joe Kirk, originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma. On Sept. 3, 1989, the owner of a University Avenue music shop was doing some repair work in the basement. While looking for leaks ...
People21d
Skeleton Found in Music Store Chimney in 1989 Is Finally ID'd: Who Is 'Chimney Doe?'
According to a press release from DNA Doe Project, the Madison Police Department in Wisconsin successfully identified the man – known as "Chimney Doe" – as Ronnie Joe Kirk. The nonprofit ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel21d
After over three decades, a skeleton found in a Madison chimney has been identified
Found in 1989 in the now-closed Madison store Good ‘n Loud Music, representatives of a nonprofit organization identified the skeletal remain as those of Ronnie Joe Kirk, a man from Tulsa ...
New York Post20d
Bones found in chimney at Wisconsin music shop finally identified after decades
The remains were a positive match for Ronnie Joe Kirk, a Tulsa, Oklahoma native, according to the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that uses genealogy to identify unknown persons, the Wisconsin State ...
The Independent21d
‘Chimney Doe’ was found stuffed inside a Wisconsin store’s fireplace in 1989. He just got a name.
Jason Freedman and Det. Lindsey Ludden announce the identification of Ronnie Joe Kirk of Tulsa, Okla. as the person whose remains were discovered in a chimney of a former music store in the city ...
Fox 11 News22d
Bones found in 1989 in a Madison chimney identified
The DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that uses genealogy to identify unknown persons, announced this week that the bones are those of Ronnie Joe Kirk, who was originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma ...
WCTV23d
‘Chimney Doe’ skeleton found in music store chimney identified after nearly 35 years
Madison Police Department Chief Shon Barnes said investigative genetic genealogy aided in identifying the man as Ronnie Joe Kirk. His remains were found on Sept. 3, 1989, at the Good ‘n Loud ...
Channel 300025d
'Skeleton in the chimney' finally has a face and a name, but case is far from closed
It was around a year ago that she first heard the name Ronnie Joe Kirk, said Madison Police Detective Lindsey Ludden on Monday morning, following an extraordinary press conference in the community ...