Human Remains Found On Monday Are Male

MTSU Forensic AnthropologyWe have an update on the human remains discovered by squirrel hunters on Arnold Air Force Base property, authorities say the remains are from a male.
Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves said Tuesday that the Manchester Police Department has taken the lead on the investigation since officers have been searching for a missing man for a few years.
MTSU’s Forensic Anthropology Search and Rescue Team under Dr. (Hugh) Berryman were in town this week to retrieve the remains. Along with MTSU, medical examiners and forensics teams will study the remains further.
Manchester Police say DNA profiles had been forwarded to a lab in Texas, and that the remains should be identified, hopefully sometime next week.