Overview
- The remains were found on March 20, 1970, on Davis Hill Road in Andover, New York, with the head and hands missing.
- DNA profiling identified the victim as 35-year-old Clyde A. Coppage of Genesee, Pennsylvania, who had never been reported missing.
- The breakthrough followed a June 2022 exhumation, with New York State Police, the FBI, and Othram conducting forensic genetic genealogy.
- Investigators recorded the identification on Feb. 27 and believe Coppage was killed and dismembered elsewhere before his body was dumped.
- The homicide investigation remains active with no suspect named, and state police are requesting tips at 585-344-6200.