Police Identify Human Remains Found in Park

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The Fairfax County police released the identity Thursday of the human remains that were found along a walking path in February in a Herndon-area park.

The bones found were those of Joseph John Swain, 50. Swain had no fixed address, according to a police statement.

The Office of the Medical Examiner found there were no clear signs of death, and they’ve called it “undetermined” due to the nature of the bones, the police said.

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Police detectives “do not have evidence of criminal activity or suspicious trauma surrounding the death,” the statement added.

The remains were discovered on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 8, by a local resident in the 2900 block of Treadwell Lane, next to a nature walk path that is part of Little Difficult Run Stream Valley Park. The park is between Lawyers Road and Fox Mill Road south of Reston.