JONESBORO — Mississippi County authorities say a body found in a field near Wilson has been identified as that of a missing Osceola man.
Capt. Robb Rounsavall told The Jonesboro Sun that the state Crime Laboratory in Little Rock has identified the body as that of 49-year-old Edward Freeman. Freeman had been reported missing on Dec. 10.
The body was found March 14 in Carson Lake by a farmer. Rounsavall said a cause of death has not been determined but foul play is not suspected.