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Army Joins Search for MacRae Mother-Son Remains After 50 Years

3/22/2026

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Specialist army members assist police in the search for Renee MacRae and her son Andrew's remains, nearly 50 years after their 1976 murder.
William MacDowell, convicted in 2022, died in 2023 without revealing their whereabouts.
Police previously searched Dalmagarry Quarry.
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Cody Khork was killed in Kuwait and honored in a Polk County, Florida procession; his remains were transferred with honors and funeral services planned.

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Specialist army members assist police in the search for Renee MacRae and her son Andrew's remains, nearly 50 years after their 1976 murder.
William MacDowell, convicted in 2022, died in 2023 without revealing their whereabouts.
Police previously searched Dalmagarry Quarry.
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Cody Khork was killed in Kuwait and honored in a Polk County, Florida procession; his remains were transferred with honors and funeral services planned.