William Everette “Billy” Lane, also known as "Digger" (1959 - c. June 1980) was a male discovered buried in a desert alongside Pamela Salley (Duffey). The pair were identified in April 2021; serial killer Howard Neal is suspected to be their killer. Othram, Inc. was contracted to build the DNA profile and Barbara Rae-Venter used forensic genealogy to establish the identification.
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- The case was detailed on the tenth episode of season two of Bloodline Detectives in 2022.
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- Digger Lane at the Doe Network
- San Bernardino Sun
- DNASolves
- Bloodline Detectives POSTMORTEM WARNING