(AP) -- DEXTER, Mo. (AP) -- A body found more than a month ago near Dexter has been identified as a missing 37-year-old man.
The victim is Shawn Byron Smith, formerly of Dexter. The body was found in a grassy area behind a rural home on Sept. 6. Because of decomposition, the body was sent to the St. Louis Medical Examiner's office for identification.
The Dexter Daily Statesman reports that DNA evidence provided for the identification.
The cause of death remains under investigation by an anthropologist with the medical examiner's office.
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Information from: Dexter Daily Statesman, http://www.dailystatesman.com
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