Human remains were found Sunday in connection with a person who went missing in Missouri in 2013 with the help of a YouTuber who was interested in this unsolved case.
A local videographer named James Hinkle, who runs the YouTube channel “Echo Divers,” alerted authorities when he found a car submerged in a private marsh, the Camden County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. .
Mr. Hinkle was looking for clues related to Donnie Erwin, who had been missing from Camdenton, Missouri since 2013.
When I realized that Donnie was a veteran and that he lived an hour and a half from me, I knew I could help with the search, he explains in an interview with CNN.
The license plate of the submerged car matched Mr. Erwin’s, prompting authorities to investigate further.
Human remains were later found nearby as well as an artificial hip similar to Mr Erwin’s.
They were analyzed by forensic doctors who were able to confirm that they were indeed those of the missing man.
This discovery comes almost 10 years to the day after the disappearance of Mr. Erwin, who was last seen on December 29, 2013.
