Skeletal remains discovered in 2014 identified as Moundsville man in Kanawha County

Moundsville, WV (WOAY) After more than a decade, investigators have identified skeletal remains discovered in Kanawha County. 

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says the remains found along Reamer Road near Clendenin in 2014 have been identified as 49-year-old Jeffery Allen Blake of Moundsville through DNA testing and the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). 

Investigators say it’s still unclear why Blake was in the Clendenin area before his death, and the circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation. 

Anyone who knew Blake or has information about his movements before his death is asked to contact the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office at (304) 357-0169 or online at KanawhaSheriff.us.

 

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