![]() ![]() "When you arrive (on scene), you really have only one opportunity to do this right," said Lees, noting the death was treated as suspicious until the investigation's results proved it otherwise. He said an autopsy as well as CT scans and an X-Ray were used, enabling investigators to rule out a violent struggle, stab wounds or a gunshot, he said, noting that the man's clothing was also examined. Lees said the dental "artifact" enabled them to verify his identity, noting that records of the man-made piece of dental work matched Simon's. Still, authorities had to confirm the body was, in fact, Simon - and, if so, how he died, Lees said. The coroner said Simon's family had not seen him since April 2021 but that he had a habit of roaming and often going "missing" for months. ![]() The man was still carrying his wallet and a wristwatch.Ī backpack was also found nearby and it's believed he was carrying it when he died - perhaps nearly a year ago, according to Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees. He said police are getting assistance from Dennis Dirkmaat, chair of the department of applied forensic sciences at Mercyhurst University in Erie.The passage of time complicated the effort to identify the Somerset County man, Neugebuer said.īut investigators found several crucial clues at the scene. The shed had been abandoned and the property owner had not been in it for about a year, Weindorf said. Weindorf said the property owner discovered the body after entering the shed on Tuesday night. State police said the body was found in a shed on a property on Kidder Road in Freehold Township in northwestern Warren County, east of Corry in Erie County. State police will also review reports on missing persons, Weindorf said. Weindorf said investigators plan to use DNA or other techniques, such as dental records, to try to identify the body. Mark Weindorf, crime section supervisor for the state police's Troop E, which is based in Lawrence Park and covers Erie, Warren, Crawford and Venango counties. The remains are believed to have been in the shed for as long as a year, said Lt. ![]() Pennsylvania State Police are looking to use DNA testing or other identification techniques as they investigate human skeletal remains that were discovered in an abandoned shed in rural Warren County on Tuesday night. ![]()
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