A body is discovered by hunters alongside a bridge In the autumn of 1985, a young man named Bradford Alan Lorton, a 25-year-old Caucasian male, vanished from his life in Wayne County, Indiana. The last time his family had contact with him was on November 4th of that year. Just two days later, on November 6, 1985, he was officially reported as a missing person. At the time of his disappearance, Lorton was an employee at PRC, working the third shift, a detail that paints a picture of his life just before it was tragically cut short.
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chilling discovery of Lorton's body would not be made for over a month. On December 22, 1985, a group of hunters stumbled upon his remains alongside a bridge in a rural, northern corner of Wayne County. The grim finding transformed a missing person case into a homicide investigation, leaving a community in shock and a family grappling with a devastating loss.
Decades have passed since Bradford Alan Lorton's untimely death, yet the case remains unsolved. Information regarding any potential suspects or persons of interest has never been publicly released by law enforcement. Consequently, no arrests have ever been made in connection with his murder. The investigation into who is responsible for the death of Bradford Alan Lorton is ongoing and is now considered a cold case. The Indiana State Police continue to seek any information that might lead to a breakthrough and finally bring justice to Bradford and his family.
