After being last seen drinking at a pub on January 27, 1967, Alfred Swinscoe, a father of six, was found dead in a field on a farm in Nottinghamshire in April.
Mr. Swinscoe died with a broken hand, according to authorities, and work done on his bones revealed that he had suffered blunt force trauma and a “significant” stabbing.
Two suspects have now been identified by police; sadly, none of them is still alive.
After the remains were found and subsequently identified as those of the 54-year-old, Nottinghamshire Police opened a murder investigation.
They were discovered at Sutton-in-Ashfield near Coxmoor Road.
when digging work was being carried out on farmland.
Officers believe Mr Swinscoe – who last seen at the former Pinxton Miners Arms in Derbyshire – was murdered and then buried in a grave between 4ft (1.2m) and 6ft (1.8m) deep.
Police said since the remains were found, scientists had carried out “extensive” work on Mr Swinscoe’s bones to determine a cause of death.
It is thought Mr Swinscoe could have sustained his broken hand while fighting his attacker or attackers off.
One of the suspects had a history of violence, police added.
Some of the injuries the suspect had inflicted on another man he was convicted of assaulting in April 1966, were similar to those found on Mr Swinscoe.
As some of the bones were missing, experts believe it was “highly likely” Mr. Swinscoe was killed at a different location and then moved to where his remains were found “at a much later date.”.
