Shocking Discovery Brings 2006 Missing Persons Case to a Close, Investigation Underway
Officials have announced that remains found in a Palm Harbor, Florida, pond were those of a man who had been missing for almost 17 years. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said Friday the remains found April 14 were…
Officials have announced that remains found in a Palm Harbor, Florida, pond were those of a man who had been missing for almost 17 years.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said Friday the remains found April 14 were those of Robert Helphrey, who was 34 when he was last seen, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
A volunteer group known as the Sunshine State Sonar search team found the car. The cause of Helphrey’s death remains under Investigation.
Helphrey was last seen at a bar across the street from the restaurant where he had been the general manager.
Brian St. Arnold, who owns the restaurant, said the news provides a type of closure, according to WTVT.
“At 6:18 this morning, the home phone rings, and no one ever calls the home phone anymore. My wife goes to the bathroom, answers the phone, and I hear her say, ‘Oh my God. I can’t believe this.’ And I walk to her and say, ‘What has happened,’” he said.