Last Updated on 03/09/2024 by Arun jain
Human remains found 31 years ago south of Indianapolis have been identified as those of a South Carolina man, officials said.
Relatives of Michael Benjamin Davis said they lost contact with him in the late 1980s, the Johnson County Coroner’s Office said.
In 1993, children found remains in a field near Interstate 65 in Greenwood, Indiana, which is now a golf course. According to OthramA laboratory that works with the police to help with human identification cases.
The remains were taken to the University of North Texas where Othram said the man was a man in his late 30s who was between 4’10” and 5’4″.
“Despite extensive efforts by law enforcement investigators to identify the man, no matches were found, and the case went cold due to a lack of investigative leads,” Othram said.
Decades later, DNA testing and genealogical work helped scientists determine the identity of the remains, the coroner’s office said. written statement sunday
“Although this case has long been suspected to be a homicide, the cause and manner of death are undetermined pending further information,” the coroner’s office said.
Davis was born in Richland County, South Carolina in 1965 and would have been in his mid-20s at the time of his death. According to Othram.
Davis’ family plans to travel to Indiana on Thursday to collect the remains and speak to the news media, the coroner’s office said.
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