Presumed stays of lacking teen present in Utah after accused killer reportedly leads authorities to burial web site

Skeletal stays present in a distant a part of western Utah are believed to belong to Dylan Rounds, a 19-year-old farmer who disappeared in 2022, authorities introduced Tuesday, after the person charged in Rounds’ demise reportedly led authorities to the burial web site.

The human stays have been found Tuesday in Lucin, a small railroad neighborhood situated about 200 miles northwest of Salt Lake Metropolis, the Field Elder County Sheriff’s Workplace introduced in a information launch.

The FBI processed the realm for proof and recovering the stays, that are within the possession of the Utah Workplace of the Medical Examiner to substantiate the identification, officers stated.

Rounds was final seen on his farm in Lucin and reported lacking on Could 30, 2022, CBS affiliate KUTV reported.

In March 2023, the sheriff’s workplace introduced that James Brenner was charged with aggravated homicide and abuse or desecration of a human physique for the homicide of Rounds and the disposal of his physique.  Brenner led investigators to the placement of Rounds’ burial web site Tuesday as a part of a plea settlement, Rounds’ mom Candice Cooley informed the East Idaho Information.

“We thank everybody for his or her help and love,” Cooley informed the outlet. “We’re grateful we now have Dylan’s physique and may carry him residence as we proceed our struggle for justice.”

In accordance with a possible trigger assertion, Rounds’ final sign to his telephone was pinged to a pond not removed from the place Brenner was staying, KUTV reported. Rounds’ boots have been discovered close to a mud mound and his telephone was found on the backside of the pond, the East Idaho Information beforehand reported.

Rounds spoke along with his grandmother on the telephone earlier than he disappeared however that was the final time his household heard from him, the outlet reported.  

The sheriff’s workplace stated Tuesday that it will not launch any extra data in order to not compromise the continued authorized proceedings.

“Our hearts exit to the household of Dylan Rounds,” the workplace stated. “We provide our sincerest condolences for the lack of their member of the family. We perceive that the ache of their loss is immeasurable, and we need to specific our deepest sympathies to them. It’s our hope that they will discover peace shifting ahead.”