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Ruth Rodriguez speaks at a news conference Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Maywood, Ill., after Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, right, announced that the remains of a man found in 2008, belonged to Rodriguez's brother, Edward Beaudion, who went missing in 1978. Investigators identified the remains just a few miles from serial killer John Wayne Gacy's house. They also say they know the identity of his now-deceased killer. The discovery was the result of an ongoing effort to name several unidentified victims of Gacy, who was executed in 1994. Looking on are Cook County Sheriff's Detective Jason Moran, left, Edward's father, Louis Beaudion and Ruth's son, Jesus Rodriguez, second from left, holding a photo of Edward. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Brian Jackson) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES
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Louis Beaudion holds a photo of his son, Edward Beaudion, at a news conference Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Maywood, Ill., where Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced that the remains of a man found in 2008, belonged to Edward, who went missing in 1978. Investigators identified the remains just a few miles from serial killer John Wayne Gacy's house. They also say they know the identity of his now-deceased killer. The discovery was the result of an ongoing effort to name several unidentified victims of Gacy, who was executed in 1994. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Brian Jackson) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES
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Ruth Rodriguez speaks at a news conference Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Maywood, Ill., after Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced that the remains of a man found in 2008, belonged to Rodriguez's brother, Edward Beaudion, who went missing in 1978. Investigators identified the remains just a few miles from serial killer John Wayne Gacy's house. They also say they know the identity of his now-deceased killer. The discovery was the result of an ongoing effort to name several unidentified victims of Gacy, who was executed in 1994. Looking on are Edward's father, Louis Beaudion and Ruth's son, Jesus Rodriguez, holding a photo of Edward. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Brian Jackson) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES
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This undated photo provided by the Edward Beaudion family shows 22-year-old Edward Beaudion of Chicago. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is scheduled to announce Wednesday, April 23, 2013, they have identified the remains found in a forest preserve in 2008 as those of Beaudion. He was identified after his relatives came forward to submit DNA samples as part of the effort to identify several of serial killer John Wayne Gacy 1970s victims. Authorities believe Missouri resident Jerry Jackson killed Beaudion in 1978. But without a body at the time, they never charged him. Jackson died last year at age 62. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Edward Beaudion family)
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FILE - This 1978 file photo shows serial killer John Wayne Gacy. The case of John Wayne Gacy has helped authorities solve another slaying, one that he didn’t commit. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is scheduled to announce Wednesday, April 23, 2014, they have identified the remains found in a forest preserve in 2008 as those of 22-year-old Edward Beaudion of Chicago. Beaudion was identified after his relatives came forward to submit DNA samples as part of the effort to identify several of Gacy’s 1970s victims. Authorities believe Missouri resident Jerry Jackson killed Beaudion in 1978. But without a body at the time, they never charged him. Jackson died last year at age 62. (AP Photo/File)
