Oscar King: Fisherman reports finding human remains of 72-year-old man who went missing in 2013

CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA: A fisherman from Alabama discovered human remains inside a truck that belonged to someone who had vanished more than ten years earlier.

An unidentified fisherman called the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office on Friday and reported about a vehicle at Weiss Lake, according to a press release from the agency.

Forensics lab to be consulted to confirm the identity of remains

In the murky waters of Weiss Lake in Cherokee County, Alabama, the fisherman reported seeing what looked to be a truck. The local police were shocked to discover human remains inside the truck when they pulled it over, as reported by Fox News.

Oscar Lewis King, who was last reported missing in north Alabama more than ten years ago, was identified by police as having a vehicle that matched his description. King was seventy-four years old when he vanished inexplicably in 2013.

Local stations stated that King's truck was a blue 2001 Dodge Dakota truck at the time of his disappearance. According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, a forensics lab will be consulted to confirm the identity of the remains.

Gary Lockhart's remains found in abandoned Mississippi home

Jackson authorities have identified the human remains discovered in an abandoned Mississippi home with the use of DNA technology. A veteran of the US Marines who had been missing for more than ten years was identified from the remains.

The name of the deceased man is Gary Lockhart, according to Magnolia State Live in Jackson. 

In March 2023, Jackson Police discovered Lockhart's remains in an abandoned home on Cooper Road in South Jackson.

The human remains were discovered in March 2023 by Jackson Police Department officers after they went to a house on Cooper Road, according to a news release from Othram Technologies.

They were able to verify that the remains belonged to a male, but they were unable to identify any other characteristics at that point. The body was identified as John Doe 2023 Hinds County.

Gary Lockhart, born January 30, 1953, was the man Othram identified after obtaining and analyzing DNA samples from family members.