When an Ohio man goes missing during his shift at a secretive nuclear weapons factory, his remains turn up in an unlikely location, shocking his family, co-workers and community. The untimely death of a devoted father is steeped in mystery—and radioactivity—in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Dave Bocks was 39-years-old when he died under mysterious circumstances at his place of work on June 18th, 1984. Source: family photo.Dave Bocks was a devoted father to his three children. At the time of his death, he was looking forward to a family vacation he was planning. Source: family photo.Pictured: the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center, a nuclear weapons component manufacturing facility. Dave Bocks worked there as a safety inspector, and died mysteriously on the job.When Dave was nowhere to be found at the end of his June 18th shift, his friend and carpooling partner was forced to leave without him and left him this note. Source: Unsolved Mysteries.This June of 1984 newspaper clipping discusses the early stages of the investigation into Dave’s death. Decades later, the questions that puzzled investigators remain unanswered.The frame of Dave’s glasses was found in the same industrial furnace where his bone fragments were located. Dave always wore his glasses, and was legally blind in one eye without them. Source: family photo.Pictured: the industrial furnace inside of which Dave’s remains were located. It was kept at a constant 1,350 degrees. How Dave’s body came to be in the furnace is unknown. Source: the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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