FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ind. — The skeletal remains of a man found in Franklin County last week have been identified by the coroner's office, the Franklin County Sheriff's Department said.
Deputies responded to a rural location in eastern Franklin County on Friday, June 12, after human skeletal remains were located, but the sheriff's office did not say where exactly they were found or by whom.
Investigators notified the Franklin County Coroner's Office, which requested assistance from the University of Indianapolis Human Identification Center Forensic Anthropology Team.
On Tuesday, the sheriff's department said the remains were identified as Roger Paul Purcell, who was reported missing on June 21, 2024.
Purcell's identification was made through an examination of medical devices associated with previous surgeries, the Franklin County Coroner's Office said.
The investigation into Purcell's cause of death, autopsy and forensic examination results are ongoing.
