Crime & Safety

Brother of Easton Judge Still Missing

Two months after his disappearance, authorities in Iowa are investigating whether a body found Tuesday is Jonathan Elwell.

It's been two months since anyone saw , brother of Easton District Judge Gay Elwell.

Now, authorities in Iowa are investigating whether a body found there on Tuesday is that of the Pennsylvania man last seen April 17.

According to the Omaha World-Herald, railroad workers discovered a body along train tracks in Crawford County, Iowa between the towns of Vail and Westside.

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The newspaper notes that the site was about two miles from where Elwell's rented car was discovered April 20, but police would not say whether the body was Elwell.

Investigators are hoping to get dental records to compare. An autopsy was expected to take place Wednesday.

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Earlier in the week, police were able to finally search Elwell's car, according to radio station KCIM.


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