Human Remains Identified As Army Veteran Chase Massner

KENNESAW, GA -- The Cobb County Police Department said preliminary results show the human remains found earlier this month at a home in Kennesaw are that of Chase Massner, the Cherokee County Army veteran who was last seen more than three years ago at the residence where he was recovered.

While the Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office completed the identification through dental records comparisons, Cobb police spokesperson Sgt. Dana Pierce said additional autopsy findings are pending as the investigation continues.

Massner's remains were recovered Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 555 Farmbrook Trail in Kennesaw, the former home of James Bradshaw Clement, who has been charged with felony concealment of a death in connection to the discovery.

Clement was initially set to turn himself in to Cobb authorities, but opted to go on the run. He was captured and arrested Aug. 10 outside a Publix parking lot in the North Druid Hills community of DeKalb County. He appeared before a judge on Friday, Aug. 11 and was denied bond (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

Massner was last seen March 28, 2014, at the home, which is located off Hawkins Store Road east of Interstate 575. The Canton resident was reported missing by his mother, Stephanie Cadena, and wife, Amanda Massner.

A GoFundMe account was created earlier this month to assist the Massner family with burial expenses. Organizers are hoping to raise $10,000, and about half of that has been brought in so far.

"While the family had greatly appreciated your support through this, we can't stop now," account organizer Ross Warnes wrote. "Chase signed on that dotted line to give his life for ours; now it's our turn to help his family. With this discovery comes grief and anguish, but also brings with it closure and transition. The search for Chase has ended and now the quest to bring to justice the person(s) responsible has begun."

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