Robert A. Mullins was 21 years old when he was reported missing between November 1988 and April 1989. His remains were found in November 1991.
A Northeast Side man who went missing in late 1988 has been identified as the person whose skeletal remains were found by hunters in a shallow grave in Pickaway County in November 1991.
Lt. Johnathan Strawser said Mullins' skeletal remains were found by hunters on Nov. 1, 1991, along a private farm lane off of State Route 56, west of State Route 159, southeast of Circleville. In 2012, DNA was able to be extracted from the skeletal remains that determined the body belonged to a male, Strawser said. Additional DNA was able to be extracted in 2019 by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.Amanda Reno, director of genetic and forensic case management for AdvanceDNA, said a family tree with more than 4,000 members was developed and used to help identify Mullins. The family tree included connections to England and Canada, as well as Virginia and Kentucky, Reno said.
Reno said Mullins' family looked for him after his sudden disappearance. Mullins' brother and nephew were in attendance at a press conference Tuesday announcing the discovery of Mullins' identity.On Tuesday, Attorney General Dave Yost said the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is ready to assist the Pickaway County Sheriff's office in whatever ways it needs.
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