Skeletal remains identified as Hope man missing since 2012

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HOPE, Ark. (AP) – Skeletal remains found south of Hope in December have been identified as that of a Hope man missing for nearly eight years. The Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday the state medical examiner identified the remains as those of 58-year-old Joseph Christopher Cowart. Cowart was reported missing in May 2012.

The sheriff’s office said a cause and manner of death have not been determined.

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