Remains Found in Car Identified as Man Who Vanished Over 50 Years Ago

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On Aug. 13, authorities recovered a 1963 Buick Electra from the Mississippi River containing human remains

The car belonged to Roy Benn, a Minnesota man who went missing in 1967

A month later, medical examiners confirmed the remains were positively identified as Benn — but say his cause and manner of death have yet to be determined

Human remains recovered from a submerged 1960s Buick in the Mississippi River last month have now been confirmed as belonging to a Minnesota man who vanished nearly 58 years ago.

Earlier this week, the Benton County (Minnesota) Sheriff's Office announced that the remains were positively identified as Roy Benn of Sauk Rapids, who was and was last seen on September 25, 1967, at a café in Sartell. At the time he disappeared he was 59.

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