For more than 24 years, a man found dead along a remote Marshall County creek remained a mystery nameless and faceless, with investigators unable to determine how he ended up on the bank of Cataco Creek, or what led to his death.
Much of that mystery remains, but on Wednesday, investigators unveiled an image created using DNA from the remains found April 15, 1997 of what the man may have looked like.
The sheriff s office contracted with Parabon NanoLabs, based in Virginia, to take the DNA and create a phenotype report predicting what the victim may have looked like.
In September 2019, the sheriff s office took the case to the public again, with Chief Investigator Keith Wilson laying out what they knew and what they did not, in hopes that someone would remember a person who went missing around that time.
Marshall County Sheriff s Office using DNA evidence to work to identify a 1997 murder victim
The Marshall County Sheriff s Office is using DNA technology to piece together what a 1997 murder victim might ve looked like.
Posted: May 19, 2021 10:29 AM
Updated: May 19, 2021 3:01 PM
Posted By: Sierra Phillips
The Marshall County Sheriff s Office is using DNA technology to piece together what a 1997 murder victim might ve looked like. The rendering is based on his age, what they could tell about how he looked and his DNA.
Investigators say they found the body of the still unknown victim North of Arab. His head, hands, feet and heart were missing.
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Corrections officer stabbed at Marshall County Jail
Updated May 01, 2021;
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office reported Saturday that a female corrections officer had been stabbed by an inmate at the Marshall County Jail.
According to information posted by the sheriff’s office, the incident occurred at about 11 a.m. Saturday and involved a female inmate being held on drug charges.
“The Corrections Officer has been transported to Marshall Medical Center North and is alert at this time,” said a statement posted about noon. According to the sheriff’s office an investigation is under way and more information will be released “as the case unfolds.”