Human remains discovered over 30 years ago in Greenwood have been identified using DNA testing and genealogy work.
The remains were found in 1993 at what is now a golf course near I-65 in Greenwood.
The Johnson County Coroner’s Office said in a statement the remains were identified as Michael Benjamin Davis from Richland County, South Carolina.
Positive DNA results and genealogy tracking located family members who reported losing contact with Davis in the late 1980s.
The coroner’s office said “although this case has long been suspected of having been a homicide, the cause and manner of death have been ruled undetermined unless more information is discovered.”
Davis would have been in his mid-20s at the time of his death. The coroner’s office said his family will travel to Indiana to collect the remains.
Greenwood Police Department, The University of Indianapolis, and the Othram Forensic DNA Testing Laboratory also assisted in the investigation.
