UPDATE: Human remains found near Volkswagen factory identified

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Tennessee (WRCB) — UPDATE: Human remains discovered earlier this year near the Volkswagen Chattanooga assembly plant have been identified.

The Hamilton County Medical Examiner has confirmed that the victim is Maury-Ange Faith Martinez, a 20-year-old resident of Alpharetta, Georgia, who was reported missing in August 2023.

Dental records were used to make positive confirmation.

Its last known location was in unincorporated Cobb County near Powers Ferry Road outside Atlanta, according to the Cobb County Police Department.

“We urge anyone who saw or had contact with Maury-Ange at the time of his disappearance or has information related to his case to come forward,” Cobb County police said in a news release.

If you have any information, please contact the Cobb County Police Department Crimes Against Persons Unit at 770-499-3945. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).

PREVIOUS STORY: A death investigation is underway after Chattanooga police said skeletal remains were discovered Thursday near the Volkswagen plant.

CPD spokesperson Sgt. Victor Miller confirms the remains were found in the 7600 block of Ferdinand Piech Way.

Details are limited at this time.

Police say the investigation is in its early stages and cannot confirm whether or not the bones are from a human.

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