CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. — Human remains found in Cabell County have been identified more than two years after first being located in the Ona community.
Deputies with the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Friday the remains are those of Michael Rigdon, 52, who had lived near the Ona site where the discovery was made on Oct. 22, 2012.
After a forensic examination, officials with the West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Rigdon’s death was an accident, most likely the result of a fall.
The FBI was also part of the investigation.