Human remains found 31 years ago in a suburb south of Indianapolis have been identified as those of a South Carolina man.
Michael Benjamin Davis’ relatives reported they lost contact with him in the late 1980s, according to the Johnson County coroner’s office.
DNA testing and genealogy research assisted scientists in determining the identity of remains discovered in 1993 in what is now a golf course in Greenwood, Indiana, according to a coroner’s office statement issued on Sunday.
According to DNASolves.com, the remains were originally transferred to the University of North Texas, where investigators were able to discover that the remains were of a man between the ages of 14 and 30, standing between 4’10” and 5’4″.
The case was reported to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in 2008, and in 2023, scientists using forensic evidence were able to extract enough DNA to create a profile of the unknown person. The DNA evidence helped to positively identify the man.
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“Although this case has long been suspected of having been a homicide, the cause and manner of death have been ruled undetermined unless more information is discovered,” the coroner’s office stated in a statement.
Davis was born in Richland County, South Carolina, in 1965, according to DNASolves.com, a website that assists law enforcement with human identification cases.
Davis’ family intends to travel to Indiana to collect the remains and talk with journalists on Thursday, according to the Johnson County coroner’s office.