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The Mystery Boy From 1963 In Jackson County Finally Identified

Computer generated photo of Stevie
Computer generated photo of Stevie Crawford

TV crime dramas can give us an incorrect view of major crime cases: they are not all solved in a single hour.

Like most police agencies, the Jackson County Sheriff's Departmenthouses a cold-case unit, dedicated to eventually solving crimes committed years ago.

The case of toddler Stevie Crawford dates back to 1963, when his body was found weighted down in a lake east of Ashland.

Technology slowly added to the ability of cold-case investigators to figure out his identity and fate.

We hear the details of the nearly 60-year effort to solve the case from retired Det. Sgt. Colin Fagan and retired Special Investigator Jim Tattersall.

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.