{p}Skeletal remains found earlier this month have been positively identified as those of a man reported missing in June 2020. A man walking his dog off the Roxy Ann Peak trail east of Medford found the skeletonized remains Monday, Jan. 10, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office said. A search crew used dogs to locate the remains. (JCSO){/p}
MEDFORD, Ore. - Skeletal remains found earlier this month have been positively identified as those of a man reported missing in June 2020.
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A man walking his dog off the Roxy Ann Peak trail east of Medford found the skeletonized remains Monday, Jan. 10, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office said.
Search crews with dogs combed the area to gather evidence.
Investigators announced Jan. 19 that dental records indicated the remains are those of Armando Leigh Soto, 33, originally from Yuba City, California. Soto had lived in the Medford area since 2015 before he vanished in 2020.
An Oregon State Police forensic pathologist performed an autopsy Tuesday.
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"The autopsy revealed no evidence of injury or trauma," the sheriff's office said. "The cause and manner of death are 'Undetermined' due to advanced decomposition. There are no indications of suspicious circumstances."
