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Missing Priscilla Berry: remains to be exhumed from cemetery | Missing Priscilla Berry: remains to be exhumed from cemetery |
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Police will exhume unidentified remains from a communal grave in a Conwy cemetery to see if they are those of a woman who went missing 36 years ago. | Police will exhume unidentified remains from a communal grave in a Conwy cemetery to see if they are those of a woman who went missing 36 years ago. |
Priscilla Berry, 39, vanished from Mochdre in 1978 but police believe her body was discovered in the sea in 1980. | Priscilla Berry, 39, vanished from Mochdre in 1978 but police believe her body was discovered in the sea in 1980. |
After tracing family of Mrs Berry, police want to test their DNA against remains in Llangwstenin cemetery. | |
North Wales Police officers hope to contact the family of the other two people buried in the grave. | North Wales Police officers hope to contact the family of the other two people buried in the grave. |
Det Con Don Kenyon, who is leading the investigation, said: "Before we proceed I would like to speak with any family members and discuss our intentions, the process and address any concerns they have." | Det Con Don Kenyon, who is leading the investigation, said: "Before we proceed I would like to speak with any family members and discuss our intentions, the process and address any concerns they have." |
Also buried with the unidentified remains are Mary Davies, 60, who died at Llandudno Hospital on 25 October 1980, and Sidney Rogers, 60, a former hotel worker at the Portals Hotel, Vaughan Street, Llandudno, who died on 30 May, 1979. | Also buried with the unidentified remains are Mary Davies, 60, who died at Llandudno Hospital on 25 October 1980, and Sidney Rogers, 60, a former hotel worker at the Portals Hotel, Vaughan Street, Llandudno, who died on 30 May, 1979. |
Police are trying to identify several human remains discovered in the region over the past 50 years, including those of a man aged in his 30s whose body was recovered from the sea off Anglesey in 1983. | Police are trying to identify several human remains discovered in the region over the past 50 years, including those of a man aged in his 30s whose body was recovered from the sea off Anglesey in 1983. |
Criminality is not suspected in any of the cases. | Criminality is not suspected in any of the cases. |
Any relatives of Mrs Davies or Mr Rogers are asked to contact Det Con Kenyon ahead of the exhumation, which is set to take place in the new year. | Any relatives of Mrs Davies or Mr Rogers are asked to contact Det Con Kenyon ahead of the exhumation, which is set to take place in the new year. |
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