A pair of shoes helped solve the mystery of a California teen missing for decades

The remains of James Homer Wright, a 19-year-old Pit River Tribe member who disappeared in 1988, were identified using a pair of shoes. His body was discovered along the Sacramento River in 1990.
James Homer Wright, a 19-year-old member of the Pit River Tribe, disappeared in 1988. His remains were found along the Sacramento River nearly two years later.
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