Investigators have identified the person whose remains were found in a shallow grave in Ohio 31 years ago – now police are focused on determining what happened to Robert A. Mullins

Mullins’ family said the 21-year-old was living on the northeast side of Columbus when he went missing in late 1988 or early 1989.

Pickaway County Sheriff’s investigators said years-long efforts from Mullins’ family and law enforcement to find him were unsuccessful until advances in DNA technology allowed police to unlock the case.

“Robert’s absence was a great source of pain in their lives, especially in the life of his late mother Catherine, who never stopped looking for her son,” sheriff’s investigators said.

Found in a shallow grave

Hunters found the man’s remains in a shallow grave on Nov. 1, 1991 along a private farm lane.

Investigators initially thought the bones belonged to a female due to the person’s small size. They pegged the individual to be between 5-foot-1 and 5-foot-4 and approximately 25 years old.

Mullins was 21 years old at the time and stood at 5-foot-3.

Anthropologists said when the remains were found, they had most likely been buried for no more than three years.

USA TODAY

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