Human remains identified after being found 12 years ago in Lancaster County [Video]

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni announced on Monday that DNA analysis led to the positive identification of skeletal remains discovered 12 years ago in West Donegal Township.

The remains are those of Mitchell L. Mendelson, 60, of Elizabethtown, Diamantoni said in a press release.

They were discovered by a hunter in a wooded area off Cemetery Road in West Donegal Township on Nov. 1, 2012.

Diamantoni said the remains were identified through genetic genealogy and mitochondrial DNA testing methods. 

The cause and manner of Mendelson’s death are undetermined, Diamantoni said.

“This case highlights the difficulty in working cold cases and the considerable efforts taken to identify and return unclaimed and unidentified persons back to their loved ones,” Diamantoni said in a press …