The unearthed remains of a shallow grave in West Virginia are believed to belong to a missing 14-year-old boy destined for high school in Connecticut.
Jonathan “Johnny” Adams did not have a cell phone or other electronic device with him when he went missing July 12 in Augusta, West Virginia, authorities said.
Her body was found in Augusta on Saturday morning, they said.
“The remains were located in a heavily wooded area near the location where the victim was reported missing on Sunday morning,” the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office said without saying how he died. “The recovery area was extremely difficult to access due to the undergrowth.”
Jonathan “Johnny” Adams, 14, of West Hartford, Connecticut.
(Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office)
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In addition to the mystery, sheriff’s officials also announced that a relative of the 16-year-old boy was arrested for a robbery without saying if that case was related to Johnny’s.
They also said investigators had developed a suspect in Adams’ death without saying who that person was or providing any other information.
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Johnny’s family had been caring for him in West Virginia since March when schools closed in Connecticut due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.
The boy’s aunt Beatrice Adams said on Facebook: “Why! Why! Why!
“Johnny is gone forever, no more Johnny,” he said.
The family released a $ 10,000 reward for information leading to their whereabouts.
The boy would have been a freshman at Hall High School in West Hartford, Fox 61 Hartford reported.
“I and the entire West Hartford Public Schools family are devastated by the loss of one of our children,” said District Superintendent Tom Moore.
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He said that at King Philip High School Johnny had been loved “by those who were lucky enough to meet him.”
