DNA testing and genetic genealogy have identified a man whose remains were found in a shallow grave near Lake Havasu City more than three decades ago, marking a breakthrough in the cold case homicide investigation, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said.
The remains belonged to Willie Blanton Mills, who was born April 4, 1955, and would have been 36 when his body was discovered, according to a news release.
Deputies found the remains on March 11, 1992, in a wash near Needle Mountain Road off Interstate 40. An autopsy did not determine a cause of death, but classified the case as a homicide…