CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say human remains found last month in Cape Girardeau have been identified as a 37-year-old man from Charleston.
Police Sgt. Joey Hann said the cause of Jimmie Lee Lindell’s death remains unclear. Investigators found no indication of trauma.
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The Southeast Missourian reports the remains were found Oct. 25 in an alley in Cape Girardeau. The remains were hidden from sight inside dense vegetation near a fence line.
The body was identified using dental records and with help from an anthropologist.
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