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The episode discusses the unsolved murder of a young male known as Mr. X with private investigator Jason Watts.

In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with private investigator and case advocate Jason Watts about the mysterious murder of the John Doe known as Mr. X. On December 11, 1972, the nude, partially decomposed body of an unidentified young male was discovered in a rural area of Johnson County, Texas, near the city of Cleburne. Law enforcement and local media subsequently dubbed the victim "Mr. X". The homicide remains an active cold case investigation. If you have any information in this case, please contact the Johnson County Sheriff's office at 1-817-556-6058. Or email the Cold case unit at Coldcase@johnsoncountytx.org. You can also contact Pi Jason Watts at Jwatts@kgriff.com. Sources: https://dnadoeproject.org/case/mr-x-doe-1972/. https://uncovered.com/cases/1972-johnson-county-john-doe. https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._X_(1972). https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/arcd24/who_was_mr_x/. https://youtu.be/lLCfVi2a9hk?si=hn76t_LrI2hILNKS. https://charleyproject.org/case/glen-allen-walls. https://charleyproject.org/case/james-charles-stanford. https://charleyproject.org/case/earl-anthony-joggerst…

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