Headless, handless body found on New York road 56 years ago identified through DNA; killer remains unknown

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Harvey Castro talks about how AI cold be used in cold cases and the symbiotic relationship between AI and a detective. The headless, handless body of a man found on the side of a lonely road in New York’s Allegany County 56 years ago has been identified through DNA advancements, officials announced this week. The body of Clyde A. Coppage, 35, was discovered along a road in Andover in upstate New York in March 1970. STAR MURDAUGH TRIAL WITNESS PROBES MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF BUSTER'S FORMER CLASSMATE Clyde Coppage's body remained unidentified for 56 years. (New York State Police) "Over the course of nearly 56 years, investigating members of the New York State Police continued to track down every lead, but the identity of the male remained unknown," New York State Police said in a news release Thursday. Coppage was originally from Pennsylvania and hadn’t be