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He died on or about October 3, 1988, at the age of 68. His body was found in a warehouse in Baltimore, Maryland.He had gone missing on September 13, 1988, after being placed on a train in Boston bound for Washington, D.C. Byrd was supposed to attend a National Geographic Society event honoring the 100th anniversary of his father's birth, but never arrived.
Byrd was born in Winchester, Virginia, the son of Esther Bolling (Flood) and Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr. He was a descendant of one of the First Families of Virginia.His ancestors include planter John Rolfe and his wife Pocahontas, William Byrd II of Westover Plantation, who established Richmond, as well as William Byrd I and Robert "King" Carter, a colonial governor.
A bit of trivia about Byrd's son, Richard Evelyn Byrd III or Richard E. Byrd, Jr.; he was known (unbeknownst to him, but probably affectionately) among Navy personnel as "Dickey Byrd". I heard this from my father, who met both Byrds (senior and junior) while serving as a junior officer about the U.S.S. Wyandot during the first Operation Deep ...
A boy kidnapped from a California park more than seven decades ago was found alive and well as a senior ... Albino's 92-year-old mother died in 2005 never knowing the fate of her kidnapped son, ...
Nancy Grace was interviewing the boy's father, Charlie Bothuell IV, when she revealed that his son had been found. "Charlie, we're getting reports that your son has been found in your basement ...
A son who journeyed 11 miles into the Blue Ridge Mountains to locate his parents. A pastor and a ragtag group of parishioners navigating collapsed roads to deliver aid to stranded residents.
Ford was a major art benefactor in Detroit and also financed Admiral Richard Byrd's polar explorations. He died of stomach cancer aged 49. Henry Ford temporarily reassumed the presidency of Ford on Edsel's death, then Edsel's eldest son, Henry Ford II, succeeded Henry as president of Ford in 1945.
A Wisconsin man was arrested Sunday over four months after his 12-year-old son's body was found malnourished and decomposing in their home. ... Jacarie's brother reported last seeing him alive in ...