Skeletal Remains Found in Fort Worth Have a Name

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police in Fort Worth said the skeletal remains found last week are those of a missing man from Benbrook.

The body of Chaney Hawthorne was found by kids in a wooded area southwest of town.  The identification was made using dental records.

Hawthorne was reported missing Aug. 26.

Police have not said how he died, but they’re investigating it as a homicide.

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