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Sam Russell

Skeleton found alongside cowboy boots is identified by Essex police

A skeleton found alongside a pair of cowboy boots at an Essex scrapyard has been identified as William ‘Bill’ Long, with his death being investigated as a homicide. (Family handout/ PA)

A skeleton found alongside a pair of cowboy boots has been identified as a man whose family lost contact with him in the 1990s, with police investigating his death as a homicide.

The remains of William “Bill” Long were found by a site worker at a scrapyard in St Osyth in 2019, Essex Police said.

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