(Ankeny, Iowa) – Police in Burlington (IA) said Thursday (Today), that the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner has been able to positively identify the human remains that were located in Burlington, Iowa on March 7, 2024, as those of 54-year-old Burlington resident, Troy Daugherty.

The cause and manner of death are still being investigated by the Burlington Police Department, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner. Results of the autopsy and toxicology are still pending and may take weeks to finalize.

Troy Daugherty had been reported as a missing person to the Burlington Police Department on July 14, 2020.