Who Was Bobby Dunbar? A Century-Old Case Finally Solved

See You Later, Alligator

Despite the name, Swayze Lake isn’t actually a lake. In actuality, the ‘lake’ is a swamp that’s crawling with alligators. Why go on a normal camping trip when you can spice it up and sleep in a flimsy tent next to a nest of Cretaceous leftovers?

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Maybe the Dunbars should have rethought their vacation spot, but hindsight is 20/20. On the night of August 23rd, 1912, Bobby – who was four years old at the time – snuck away from the family tent and wandered off towards the bayou. That was the last time anyone saw or heard from him. Or was it? That was the question that would grip two families for generations.

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