NEED TO KNOW

Robert Eaton of Louisville, Ky., was reported missing in February 2022 and last seen at a casino in Indiana

Four months later, human remains were recovered in the Mississippi River at Portageville, Mo. — but it took years for authorities to be able to identify them

Finally, this June, authorities confirmed that the remains belonged to Eaton

The mystery behind human remains that were found in the Mississippi River three years ago has finally been solved.

In a Tuesday, June 3, news statement, the New Madrid County Sheriff's Office in Missouri said that the remains belonged to Robert J. Eaton, 26, who was reported missing from Elizabeth, Ind., in February 2022.

Eaton, who is from Louisville, Ky., was last seen at the Caesars Southern Indiana, Fox affiliate WDRB and NBC

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