ROBERTSON COUNTY, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The skeletal remains found Monday in Robertson County have been positively identified as Pfc. Shadow McClaine, according to WKRN News 2.
The Fort Campbell soldier went missing on Sept. 2, 2016 and was never seen or heard from again.
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the skeletal remains were found at the Maxey Road exit off Interstate 24 early Monday afternoon.
After being removed from the area by the medical examiner’s office Tuesday morning, the remains were positively identified Wednesday.
Senior officials at Fort Campbell and special agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command – the lead investigative agency – are in close communication with the family and TBI at this time.
“All of us here at Fort Campbell are saddened by the news, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time,” said Maj. Gen. Andrew P. Poppas, commanding general for the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell.
The cause of McClaine’s death is still under investigation. Sgt. Jamal Williams-McCray and Spc. Charles Robinson remain in pre-trial confinement pending court-martial on charges of Article 134 – kidnapping, Article 81 – conspiracy, and Article 118 – premeditated murder, under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.