Authorities say the skeletal remains of a New Jersey man reported missing almost a year ago have been found.

The Gloucester County prosecutor and Washington Township police are investigating after the remains of 62-year-old Michael R. Miller were found by a person passing through some woods behind Miller’s apartment complex Friday night.

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Authorities say Miller was reported missing on Nov. 19, 2012, by the apartment complex property manager. At the time, Miller had not been seen or heard from in about two months and was two months behind in his rent. Authorities say Miller lived alone. His car was still parked at his apartment and his cellphone was left in his residence.

His remains were identified by jewelry and medical records. Autopsy results are pending.

An individual found Thursday night in a densely wooded area in Vernon Hills committed suicide, according to the coroner, and he’s believed to be a Lake Villa man who’s been missing since Sept. 20.

The body was found at 10:30 p.m., about five hours after Steward’s car was found abandoned in a parking lot on the 900 block of Westmoreland Drive.

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The wounds on his body suggest he slit his wrists, according to the coroner. Some of Steward’s personal items were also found near the body, which was badly decomposed.

Steward’s last known whereabouts was in his car on Sept. 20 on Interstate 294 in Des Plaines.

DNA tests have been ordered and the results are expected by Monday.

Crews in Magoffin County have found human remains near the home of a man reported missing in February.

According to officials with the county, a human skull was found Friday evening near the lefthand fork of Johnson Fork. A search of the area Saturday led to more remains.

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The discovery was made near the home of 29-year-old Freddy Brown whose family said he vanished on February 27. Investigators suspended a ground search due to what they called a “lack of evidence.” Brown’s sister told LEX 18 Saturday that she fears the remains could be her brother.

The remains have been taken to Frankfort to be identified.

On 7-1-2013 the Crane Police Department received information of a possible missing person Edgar Hernandez Villasana Hispanic male approximately 32 years of age. Edgar’s wife informed the Crane Police Department that the last time she saw him was in the morning hours on 6-29-2013.

The Crane Police Department has been Investigating this as a missing person case we have no evidence at this time or reason to suspect that there has been any foul play. Since the last story that was aired there has not been any substantial leads generated. The Crane Police Department did file court orders for Edgar’s cellular phone accounts and banking accounts.

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After Investigators reviewed the cell phone account it was determined that all the calls and text messaging was family members or work related calls only, there also has been no activity on the bank account since 6-28-2013. Other agencies have assisted the Crane Police Department with this Investigation as well, such as the Midland FBI, Midland US Marshals Service, and Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) these Federal Agencies have great resources to assist in locating individuals.

If anyone has any information on Edgar or has seen the vehicle please contact the Crane Police Department and ask for Lt. Jason Little, or Sergeant Luis Navarette. 432-558-2212.

More details are emerging about the bones found in a recently sold storage unit in Whitley County.

Sources tell LEX18 that the unit where the bones were found in was previously owned by Robert Wood.

His wife, Doris Anne Wood, was reported missing in Newark, Delaware, in 1997. Sources say investigators are working under the assumption the bones are those of Doris Wood.

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Corbin Police confirm the bones are human and that they are female, but they are waiting on results from the medical examiner’s office to release more information. Police have not released any names.

A spokesman for the New Castle County, Delaware, police department confirmed investigators are working with Kentucky authorities in reference to the dissapearance of Wood.

According to missing persons databases, Wood was on her way to visit her sister in the summer of 1997, but she never arrived at the meeting point. She was never seen again.

The remains were found Thursday around 4 p.m. when a man was going through the contents of the storage unit he bought at an auction.

The person who called 911 told dispatchers the unit was sold after the owner supposedly had died. An obituary for Robert Wood, who moved to Alabama in the late 2000s, was published in the Corbin Times-Tribune newspaper in May 2013.

Whitley County coroner Andy Croley says the bones were found inside three small grocery bags at Pier Rental Storage in Corbin.

The remains were sent to Frankfort to try to determine an identity.

26 year old Jermaine Wells has been reported as missing. Mr. Wells was last seen at Grady Hospital on 10-3-2012 around 8:30pm. Mr. Wells reportedly suffers from suicidal thoughts and tendencies. Mr. Wells was last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants. He is 5’9″ tall, weighs approximately 180 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes.

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Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mr. Wells is asked to call 911.

A Tallassee couple has been indicted on child sex abuse charges by the Elmore County grand jury.

Stephen Conrad Jr., 31, and his wife, Brandy Jean Conrad, 26, both of Tallassee, were indicted in the case involving more than 100 counts of child sexual abuse.

The panel wrapped up its week of deliberations Sept. 27. Grand jury action is secret until the indictments are served.

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Stephen Conrad had been charged with 16 counts of first-degree sodomy, 55 counts of sexual abuse of a child younger than 12, and 34 counts of first-degree rape.

Brandy Jean Conrad has been charged with four counts of first-degree sodomy and three counts of sexual abuse of a child younger than 12.

They both are being held in the Elmore County Jail. They are set for arraignment Oct. 21.

A 62-year-old Livingston man has been charged with sexual abuse of a girl under 13 years old in the town of Greenport, state police reported.

Daniel L. Davis, 62, was arrested Tuesday after an investigation by the Columbia-Green Child Advocacy Center and the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office, police reported.

Davis was charged with one count of attempted sex abuse, a felony, and one count of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, police stated.

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Davis was arraigned in the town of Livingston court and sent to Columbia County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond, police said.

Police asked anyone with information relevant to the case to contact Investigator Marcus Walthour at (518) 851-2001.

A Dothan woman was arrested following two separate theft investigations.

Julisha Boykin, 23, of West Powell Street, is accused of using someone’s credit/debit card without the owner’s consent. A news release says that the incident occurred on July 9. Boykin allegedly spent purchased $300 worth of merchandise at local businesses.

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Investigators also say that on Aug. 5, Boykin cashed a check using a closed bank account number to obtain over $550. The account was opened using the name of a self-employed business that Boykin was the owner of, that business closed in July.

Boykin has been charged with theft of property and identity theft. Her bond has been set at $7,500.