By Associated Press - Tuesday, March 5, 2019

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have confirmed that human remains found buried on the property of a Cedar Rapids home are those of a missing eastern Iowa man.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release Tuesday that the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified the body as that of 31-year-old Christopher Bagley of Walker. Officials say he was stabbed to death.

Bagley’s remains were found Friday after deputies and other law enforcement agencies searched the property.

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No other details of what led police to the property were released. Police have not said they have any suspects, and no arrests have been announced.

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