n ' s ▁remains ▁were ▁placed ▁with ▁a ▁recent ▁bur ial . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁mass ▁lie ▁det ector ▁tests ▁were ▁conducted ▁on ▁La ▁C ros se - area ▁high ▁school ▁boys ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁find ▁more ▁information ▁about ▁Ev ely n ' s ▁disapp earance . ▁Though ▁local ▁authorities ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁test ▁ 1 , 7 5 0 ▁students ▁and ▁fac ulty , ▁the ▁testing ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁and ▁was ▁halt ed ▁after ▁around ▁ 3 0 0 ▁were ▁tested . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁arrest , ▁murder er ▁Ed ▁Ge in ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁suspect ▁in ▁Ev ely n ' s ▁disapp earance , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁visit ing ▁a ▁relative ▁a ▁few ▁blocks ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁R asm ussen ▁house ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁However , ▁Ge in ▁denied ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁and ▁passed ▁two ▁lie ▁det ector ▁tests ; ▁police ▁found ▁no ▁trace ▁of ▁Ev ely n ' s ▁remains ▁during ▁a ▁search ▁of ▁Ge in ' s ▁Fair field ▁property . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁authorities ▁announced ▁that ▁Ge in ▁had ▁been ▁cleared ▁of ▁any ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁disappear ances ▁of ▁both ▁Ev ely n ▁and ▁Georgia ▁We ck ler , ▁an ▁ 8 ▁year ▁old ▁who ▁disappeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁some ▁still ▁consider ▁Ge in ▁a ▁suspect . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Ev ely n ' s ▁kid n apping ▁led ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest