Missing dad’s remains identified years later, and now it’s a homicide case, GA cops say
A dad was missing for years before human remains found in a Georgia creek were identified as his, officials said.
Now, his death is being investigated as a homicide, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office said Jan. 13.
Tyrone Timothy Hughes was described as a father in his 30s and “jack of all trades” after he was reported missing in January 2019. Though he lived with different friends and relatives, he always remained connected, his cousin told WRDW.
“He’s never went and not contacted me or his family,” Keisha Williams said around the time that he vanished, according to WJBF. “That’s my sidekick.”
Hughes was living in Augusta when officials said loved ones last saw him in December 2018. Eight months later, an unidentified set of remains was found in a creek near Story Mill Road, south of Augusta.
The person’s identity was a mystery until this week, when officials discovered the remains belonged to Hughes. The sheriff’s office said “investigators received information from the Center of Human Identification on a DNA match.”
An investigation continues in the case, which deputies in Burke and Richmond counties consider a homicide. Officials in a news release didn’t share additional information about the circumstances surrounding Hughes’ death but said more details could be shared in the future.
Deputies urge anyone with information to call them at 706-554-6633 or 706-554-2133.
This story was originally published January 13, 2022 at 1:58 PM with the headline "Missing dad’s remains identified years later, and now it’s a homicide case, GA cops say."
