On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, human remains were located in a wooded area near the residence of Ethan Christopher Spradling, on Phyllis Drive in the Mink Shoals area of Kanawha County. The remains were transported to the WV Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Charleston. They were then taken for analysis to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. Dental records were used to positively identified the remains as Ethan Christopher Spradling.
Ethan was reported to Kanawha County Deputies as a missing person on May 4, 2018 and was last seen at the family residence on May 3, 2018.
No additional information is expected to be released at this time.
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