MINOT, N.D. (KFGO) – The body of a man found dead in rural Ward County in October has been identified.
According to the Ward County Sheriff’s Department, 63-year-old Manly Bacon’s body was found along Highway 83 south of Minot on Oct. 1. The department said he was likely dead for six weeks at the time.
Officials were unable to find any identifying information at the scene and could not find a match to any missing persons in the Ward County area.
The Sheriff’s Department hired Othram, a private forensic lab located in The Woodlands, Texas, to develop a DNA profile from the remains, which was then matched to a sibling of Manly Bacon.
An autopsy done Oct. 4 by the North Dakota State Medical Examiner did not find evidence of foul play and a final report is pending.
The case remains open.
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