CARROLL COUNTY, Va. – Human remains found in Galax in September 2022 were identified as a missing five-year-old boy.
According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, on Sept. 6, 2022, officers responded to the area of Iron Ridge Road in Galax for reported human remains that were discovered in a wooded area.
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Authorities said the Criminal Investigations Division processed the scene and collected potential evidence. Following that, a submission was made to the State Medical Examiner’s office.
Throughout the investigation, authorities said it was determined that the remains had been at the location for an extended period of time.
With the help of Othram, Inc., a private company based in Texas that specializes in Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing and Forensic Genetic Genealogy, the sheriff’s office was able to identify the remains as Logan Bowman, a five-year-old boy who went missing in Grayson County in January 2003.
Authorities said Logan’s biological mother Cynthia Davis and her then-boyfriend, Dennis Schermerhorn were charged in 2003 by Grayson County in connection with the disappearance of Logan.
As we reported previously, Schermerhorn was sentenced to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. His most serious charge, felony murder, was dismissed back in 2004 due to lack of evidence in the case.
Davis entered an Alford plea to second-degree murder charges in April 2004. She was set to serve 15 years in prison.
According to the sheriff’s office, this is still an ongoing investigation with new charges anticipated.
Read more on Logan’s case here.
