The remains of three unidentified victims were finally laid to rest in Newton County Saturday.

The victims, known as the “Unidentified kids of Newton County,” became quite a story under County Coroner Scott McCord. He’s been on a mission to identify the murder victims and locate their families.

McCord is winding down his mandated two-term, eight years in office. He’s wanted to close this case after three decades.

On Saturday, dozens of people gathered at the County’s Administrative Center in Morocco to conduct the funeral service for the victims McCord named victims A, B and C. Adam Doe, Brad Doe and Charlene Doe are now interred in a crypt at Riverside Cemetery in Brook.

McCord tells 94.1 WGFA News “these are people, not just skeletal remains.” The coroner said “every kid belongs to a family. The three are children of Newton County.”

The skeletal remains of three kids that were in the coroner’s office,when McCord took office in 2009. He said, then, “I want to bring these people home.”

Two of the victims were found in the town of Lake Village in 1983. The third victim was found in Morocco in 1988.
After no leads were gained, their remains sat on a shelf until 2009 when McCord reopened the cases. Ever since, he’s had one mission – finding their true identities.

He said even though the victims still have yet to be identified, he felt they needed to be laid to rest after three decades.

The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children had a representative in attendance Saturday. McCord said he’s still working to find the true identities.

At least for now, Brad, Adam and Charlene, can finally rest in peace.

94.1 WGFA