CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Authorities have identified the human remains unearthed on a piece of property in Harrison County last week.
Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny said Tuesday the remains are those of Christa Merrill of Fairmont. Merrill, 34, was reported missing last August.
The sheriff’s department, working the FBI, excavated the property in the Owings area not far from Shinnston last Wednesday.
Additional testing is required to determine the cause of death, Matheny said.
No other information has been released.
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR