Police in NJ seek help identifying man in 1982 cold case

BRIGANTINE, NJ (WPVI) -- New Jersey State Police are asking for help identifying a man whose skeletal remains were found in Atlantic County back in 1982.

Investigators released a composite sketch of the victim.

They believe he was a 5'6" white man that was possibly 35 to 45 years old.

They also say he died sometime between 1981 and 1982.

His remains were found in a marshy meadow area, next to Golden Hammock Thorofare in Brigantine.

Officials are hoping someone recognizes the man and can finally help solve the decades-old mystery.