Crime & Safety
Missing Man's Remains Found in Kennesaw
Norris Dove of Calhoun was reported missing in August 2009.
The in Kennesaw have been positively identified as those of Norris Milton Dove, Jr. of Calhoun, Cobb police said Friday.
According to police, Dove was reported missing by his wife in August 2009 and would have been 47-years-old.
The cause and manner of Dove's death is yet to be determined, police said.
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A man collecting cans spotted what he believed to be a skull in the woods about 30 yards east of I-75 near the Shiloh Road overpass and called 911, reported the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Police responded at about 10:15 a.m. and located additional bones in the brush-filled area, the AJC reported.
Sylvia Dove of Buford told the AJC her son had disabilities from a traumatic head injury. He is survived by two adult children.
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Anyone with information which may assist investigators with this case is asked to call the Cobb County Police Department at 770-499-3945.
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