COVINGTON, La. — Authorities have identified the human remains that were found in a St. Tammany Parish field near Washington Parish more than two weeks ago.
On Friday, St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston said the skeletal remains found near Chadell Road near Sun, La., were of 38-year-old Daryl D. Jenkins. Jenkins was last seen in July 2022 and was reported as a missing person from Picayune, Miss.
Dr. Preston said Jenkins' official cause of death is still under investigation by his office and the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office.
"Hopefully providing the identification of Mr. Jenkins will bring Sheriff Seal and the Picayune Police closer to solving this mystery and giving closure to the decedent's family," Dr. Preston said.
The sheriff's office said the human remains were discovered by an individual searching for arrowheads in a field near Sun, La. The remains were turned over to the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab and LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services (FACES) laboratory.
Dr. Preston's office said DNA obtained from the remains in January was uploaded to a national database and returned a match on Thursday.
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