Orange County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that they have identified the skeletal remains found in October in Pinehurst as 22-year-old Nathaniel Allen Anderson or Orange.
Anderson was reported missing in June of 2017.
PRESS RELEASE |
On October 17th, human remains were located in a wooded area behind and old shopping center located in the 2600 block of MacArthur Drive in Pinehurst.
It has been confirmed that the remains are that of 22-year-old Nathaniel Allen Anderson eho had been reported missing in early June of 2017.
After and exhaustive investigation into Anderson's whereabouts, the Orange County Sheriff's Office received information that led them to the general area of 2600 MacArthur, where the remains were eventually uncovered. The Sheriff's office was assisted by the Pinehurst Police Department, the Texas Rangers, The Jefferson County Regional Crime Lab, and the Sam Houston Stat University Anthropology Department and staff.
The remains, which were mostly skeletal, were found on October 17, 2017 in a shallow grave and excavated over a 2-day period. The remains were examined by the SHSU Anthropology staff and were identified as Anderson's by a Forensic Odontologist.
Anderson had been living in Orange when he was reported missing. Orange County Detectives have questioned several persons of interest and continue to investigate the event surrounding the death of Anderson.
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED |
The Orange County Sheriff's Office, Pinehurst Police and the Texas Rangers are investigating the discovery of human remains in a wooded area north of the 2600 block of MacArthur Drive in Pinehurst.
Orange County Sheriff deputies were investigating a missing person case that led them to a wooded area where the remains of one person were discovered on Monday, October, 16, 2017, according to a release from the Orange Sheriff's Office.
Detectives are being assisted by a Sam Houston State University forensic anthropologist in recovering and identifying the remains the release said.
