In 1995, a mystery skull washed onto a beach in Longport, New Jersey. Four years later, additional bone fragments were discovered less than two miles away on a shore in the neighboring southern New Jersey town of Margate. “Scattered Man John Doe” wasn’t a victim of foul play—he wasn’t even a comparatively recent death. After digging deeper into his family tree, the students suggested he warranted a closer look from the New Jersey State Police (NJSP). One month later, the NJSP confirmed “Scattered Man John Doe” to be the late Capt.