Skull found in brook belonged to Easton man who has been missing more than 2 years
EASTON — Authorities say a skull found in a brook belonged to an Easton man who went missing more than two years ago.
The grandfather of Matthew Yeomans of 113 Summer St. reported him missing on Sept. 21, 2021, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. Yeomans was 25 at that time. When he went missing, police found Yeoman's cell phone, ID cards and wallet in his house.
Investigators have not released what caused his death. At the time he went missing, he was known to have medical and mental health problems. A spokesperson for the DA's office said there is "no threat to the public."
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The break in the case came May 1, when the owner of a home near 113 Summer St. found a skull in a brook on his property. Investigators are testing other bones found at the scene the next day by searchers from Massachusetts State Police, Easton Police and the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council. The officer of the state's chief medical examiner used dental records to identify the skull as Yeoman's, the DA's office said.
Yeoman's disappearance prompted an intense search at the time. Authorities used dogs, the State Police air wing, all-terrain vehicles and mountain bikes to comb the area. Those searches turned up nothing.
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This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: Skull identified as belonging to missing Easton man Matthew Yeomans
