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AUSTIN - Officials with the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office in Heflin, Alabama have identified human remains that were found on June 22, 2025, as belonging to a man who was reported missing from Austin in 2022.
Remains of missing Austin man discovered
What we know:
The remains were found in a wooded area on I-20 in Cleburne County, AL, which is east of Birmingham, near the Alabama-Georgia state line.
Deputies say while processing the scene, there was evidence on site that led them to believe the remains belonged to Peter Alexander Robinson.
Robinson was reported missing around December 2022. Deputies also learned the vehicle Robinson was traveling in was towed from that same area on I-20 on Jan. 12, 2023.
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