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Father's Body Found After 55 Years in Basement
5 Dec
Summary
- George Carroll vanished in 1963, leaving family believing he abandoned them.
- Skeletal remains found in the basement after 55 years of searching.
- A documentary covers the family's long search for answers.
George Carroll, a Korean War veteran, disappeared from his Long Island home in 1963, leaving his wife Dorothy and four young children. For over five decades, the children believed their father had abandoned them, as Dorothy offered no concrete explanation for his vanishing. This belief persisted until 2018 when, following decades of speculation and a psychic's unsettling vision, the Carroll siblings unearthed skeletal remains in their family home's basement.
The discovery confirmed their father had been deceased for 55 years, buried beneath the home where they grew up. This revelation brought a measure of closure to the family, although the circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation by the Suffolk County Police. Most family members suspect Richard Darress, Dorothy's second husband and a former handyman, as the perpetrator.
