Friday, March 23 2012 5:53 PM EDT2012-03-23 21:53:40 GMT
Preliminary autopsy results of the human remains found in Big Spring, TX on Tuesday have determined that the body is male.
TARRANT COUNTY, TX (KCBD) -
A partially mummified skeleton found near the Big Spring
airport is believed to be an elderly man.
Tarrant County Medical Examiner spokesperson Linda
Anderson says the man was found fully clothed. She cannot elaborate on what
type of clothing he was wearing.
She says they are working to extract DNA from the
remains to determine a positive identification. They are also trying to figure
out how long the body was there. Anderson says they do not know how long
this could take.
Initially, sources suspected the remains were that of
missing 13-year-old Colorado City teen, Hailey Dunn. Hailey was reported
missing in December of 2010. The information has renewed hope that Hailey is
still alive. Volunteers have regrouped and continue to search for the missing
teen.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety missing
persons bulletin, there are five cases in Big Spring. Four of the missing
persons are males.
William "Arlin" Bynum went missing when he was 40 years old.
He was last seen August 14, 2003. Authorities believe foul play was involved.
Mark Merritt went missing when he was 21. He was last seen
May 1, 1982.
Russell Gray went missing when he was 32. He was last seen
July 1, 1986.
Thomas Blake went missing when he was 30. He was last seen
August 1, 1987. Authorities believe foul play was involved.
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case.
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