Body found on logging trail is that of missing teenager
LEAKESVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a body discovered in south Mississippi has been identified as a teenager who had been reported missing in Alabama.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2rZ1GQl ) that the body of 16-year-old Brian Parker was discovered Wednesday night in Greene County.
Greene County Sheriff Stanley McLeod said Parker's body was found on an old logging trail off Mississippi 63. Authorities immediately suspected the body was that of the missing teen because the clothing matched the clothing Parker was last seen wearing.
An autopsy is pending at the Mississippi State Crime Lab to determine the cause of death.
Parker had been reported missing in Wilmer, Alabama, last month.
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Information from: The Sun Herald, http://www.sunherald.com