Officials have released the name of the man whose remains were found in a vacant lot in Conway Friday in an effort to reach any living family members or friends.
The body of Atlas Rufus Miles, a black male, age 70, was found in a vacant lot just north of a tire business on the south end of Harkrider Street last week when someone stopped to see if a car parked in the lot was for sale.
The car had California plates and is presumed to have belonged to Miles.
Faulkner County coroner Patrick Moore said Miles is believed to have been a Los Angeles resident.
Anyone who might have information pertaining to the whereabouts of Miles' family or friends is encouraged to call the coroner's office at 450-9200.
"I don't' know if anyone in Conway or Faulkner County is going to know him, but you never can tell. He may have lived here at one time, and someone might give us a call," Moore said.
Moore and Conway police did not release Miles' name at the time his body was discovered because next of kin had not been notified.
Moore said no family members have been found since local officials reached out to other agencies in California last week.
Miles' body was in the lot for about one week before it was discovered, according to Conway police.
An autopsy performed at the state's crime lab found Miles' death to be the result of natural causes.
Moore said heart disease contributed to the man's death.
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His insurance agent surely he had auto insurance and maybe that agent might have home or life insurance or contact info.
Good thinking
Unless he had been robbed or pilfered I'd assume he'd have and I.D. on him as well. No telling if any of that would have led to a relative.
Grumpy81
That user posted some seriously weird accusations & claimed to have ALL the knowledge about this man, & why he was in Conway. Today that post was replaced with jibber.
well
Maybe they haven't found the body that he left... erm, I mean was referring to yet.
Do they really not
Do they really not have any leads on Mr. Miles' family? I did a search on Ancestry.com and was able to find an ex-wife named Francine Leona Jackson Miles, born in 1958, with former addresses in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and in Carson, CA. Granted, those addresses are some 20 years old, but I would have thought that with those little clues and the more expansive network available to law enforcement, it wouldn't be that hard to track her down.
Hmm
"an ex-wife named Francine Leona Jackson Miles, born in 1958, with former addresses in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and in Carson, CA. Granted, those addresses are some 20 years old,"
Do you think she could have moved since then? Besides, who is to say his ex would want to be the point of contact?
"I would have thought that with those little clues and the more expansive network available to law enforcement, it wouldn't be that hard to track her down."
From the article
"Moore said no family members have been found since local officials reached out to other agencies in California last week."
Sounds like they have passed on the info to the authorities in California and they've either turned up nothing or their sitting on it. You would think that with Cali's massive budget surplus they would be able to afford hiring extra people to track this down.
Doesn't matter if she's moved
for someone who knows how to do the search, it's remarkably easy to track someone down. And while she may not *want* to be the point of contact, she should at least be able to tell the authorities something about other possible family members. And silly me, I wasn't thinking about the whole budgetary problem in CA. They probably really can't afford to pay someone to dig into the records for a few hours.
Well
Is she still alive?
I can't help but wonder if this gentleman even had any family left. What if he was an only child, had no children, and parents are gone? I wonder if anyone had even reported him missing.
Probably
She would only be 54 years old. The point is that there *is* a trail if only someone in California would just follow it.
You know....
Y'all being geniuses and all, maybe you need to make the phone calls and wrap this thing up.
CSI: Conway