HOPE, Ark. (AP) - Skeletal remains found south of Hope in December have been identified as that of a Hope man missing for nearly eight years.
The Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that the state medical examiner identified the remains as those of 58-year-old Joseph Christopher Cowart. Cowart was reported missing in May 2012.
The sheriff’s office said a cause and manner of death have not been determined.
The remains that included a skull were found in a wooded area Dec. 15 south of Hope, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) southwest of Little Rock.
The Texarkana Gazette reports the remains were found in woods behind the home where Cowart lived.
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