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A Black WWII soldier's remains are finally laid to rest

The remains of one of the final victims of the Pearl Harbor bombing have been identified and brought to North Carolina.

Neil Frye was 20 years old, and serving as a Mess Attendant 3rd Class in the Navy on the U.S.S. West Virginia.

For eight decades, his relatives wanted final confirmation that Frye died, but until 2025 his remains had not been identified.

This Due South encore conversation originally aired in April 2025.

Jay Price, Military reporter for WUNC and The American Homefront Project

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Author Kathy Reichs on her forensic anthropology career, hit TV show 'Bones' and her new novel

The Fox television drama "Bones" ran from 2005 to 2017 - the longest drama in the network’s history. Our guest today was a producer on the show - and the writer who inspired it.

In fact, she’s the basis for one of the main characters - Temperance Brennan. "Tempe," as she's known, is based on both the life and novels of Kathy Reichs.

Reichs is a forensic anthropologist who's spent much of her career at UNC Charlotte. In addition to her academic research, she has penned two dozen novels in the Temperance Brennan Series.

She sits down with Leoneda Inge to talk about her career, latest novel, "Fire and Bones," and what it was like adapting her work for television.

This Due South encore conversation originally aired in September 2024.

Kathy Reichs, forensic anthropologist, professor emerita in the Department of Anthropology at UNC Charlotte. "Fire and Bones" is the 23rd novel in the Temperance Brennan series.