Human remains found in Shawnee identified as person reported missing in 2015, police say
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Updated: 12:14 PM CDT Apr 6, 2021
KOCO Staff
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Updated: 12:14 PM CDT Apr 6, 2021
KOCO Staff
Human remains found in Shawnee have been identified as a person who was reported missing in 2015, according to police.Officers said they responded on March 15 to a wooded area just south of Independence and Brangus on a report of what appeared to be human bones. Agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Medical Examiner responded to the scene to assist, police said. The Medical Examiner is still investigating the manner of death, but has identified the bones are those of John Ayers, who was reported missing in 2015, according to police.