The remains of 20th Century Fox distribution executive Gavin Smith were found and identified in California on Sunday, Nov 2, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has confirmed to Us Weekly. He first went missing back in May 2012.
Hikers discovered Smith's body in Palmdale, Calif. His remains were positively identified, but the cause of death has yet to be determined. His autopsy results have not been finalized.
The married father of three, 57, was last seen leaving a friend's home in Oak Park, Calif., in his 2000 black Mercedes-Benz E420 between 9 and 10 p.m. on May 1, 2012.
Smith's disappearance went from a missing person's case to a homicide in February 2013 when his vehicle was found at a Simi Valley storage facility. The facility was linked to a man named John Creech, who was already in custody on an unrelated narcotics conviction at the time.
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