Bones found in the woods near a cemetery in Norfolk earlier this week are those of an East Hartford man reported missing more than a year ago.
Police said the remains of Joseph Pappalardo, 61, of East Hartford, were in a wooded area near St. Mary's Cemetery on North Road the afternoon of April 26. Pappalardo was reported missing last March.
The chief medical examiner's office identified the remains and began investigating to determine Pappalardo's cause of death.
Police said the cause and manner of death are "pending further information."
