Human remains discovered in a Virginia city’s woods last year have been identified as belonging to 5-year-old boy who went missing more than 20 years ago, authorities said. Authorities enlisted the help of a Texas-based company specializing in forensic-grade genome sequencing and genetic genealogy to identify the remains, the release said. Logan’s biological mother, Cynthia Davis, and her then-boyfriend, Dennis Schermerhorn, were charged in February 2003 in connection with the child’s disappearance, according to the sheriff’s office. A judge dismissed a murder charge and a neglect charge against him. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation is ongoing and it anticipates new charges in the case.

Source: CNN December 24, 2023 00:47 UTC