LA LA - Willard "Bill" Daspit Jr, 58, going to his camp 3 doors away, dirt bike & glasses found in wreck 100 yds from home, Coteau Holmes, 9 Sep 2023

[acutename]

https://www.klfy.com/local/st-martin-parish/missing-mans-remains-found-in-st-martinville-identified/

It doesn't say how far away the remains were from where he went missing.

yes- was this a logical place for him to wind up?

 

[Teche]

yes- was this a logical place for him to wind up?

This area is known for farming, hunting and 4-wheeling.

 

[katydid23]

This area is known for farming, hunting and 4-wheeling.

Could he have walked to that location by himself and then collapsed and died?

Or was it too far from his last known location, and someone else had to move him there?

 

[starlightstarbright]

Going back to the very first posts, he crashed his dirt bike 100 yards from his home.

He then would have had to walk right past his home to get to the fire station, which was 3 miles away. And now it looks like he was found nearly another 3 miles from where he was last seen at the fire station.

Being found 5-6 miles from home after crashing 100 yards away is astonishing.

 

[Teche]

Could he have walked to that location by himself and then collapsed and died?

Or was it too far from his last known location, and someone else had to move him there?

It’s possible. Hunters and farm workers would easily have the ability to walk that distance.

 

[cocomod]

At one point, reports indicated that he was seen on surveillance video near the fire station and then near Banker Road. The remains were found approximately 3 miles from the fire station. Sounds most very plausible that these could be him.

Here is a map from the fire station to Banker Road:

Par Road 4 to Coteau Holmes

maps.app.goo.gl

These are the remains. It was plausible that these were him, but I am honestly shocked it took this long to identify him.

 

[sunspun]

Do they know cause of death?

 

[Unalienable Rights]

https://www.klfy.com/local/st-martin-parish/investigation-continues-after-missing-st-martinville-mans-remains-found/

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Ginny Higgins, Public Information’s Officer with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office, said deputies are now working to determine what could have led up to Daspit’s death.

“It takes a very long time, they take them in order as they should, because everybody of course is wanting their information and their things processed,” said Higgins.

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Detectives are now focused on determining the cause of death, which may involve additional forensic testing.

“Once they’re able or if they’re able to determine a cause of death, it will determine future action,” said Higgins.

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