was in his 50's or 60's at the time of the murder.A bag from the chain supermarket 'Heidi's' was found with the remains.The trunk was found to be old, possibly from the 1930's based on the lock, and may have once belonged to someone who served in the armed forces during the interwar period.Thus, it was speculated that the murder could have taken place anytime between 19. 25 caliber and was fired from a gun first manufactured in 1904, but not available in the US until 1908. The following was established concerning the evidence: A bullet was discovered in the skull, and the death was ruled a homicide. The bones were taken to the state crime lab were x-rays were taken and a forensic reconstruction was made. Morris later moved to Mississippi, where he committed suicide. The sheriff was suspicious of Morris when he said that he had never opened the trunk, and believed that Morris knew more than he was letting on, possibly even the identity of the body. He claimed he had acquired the trunk from a yard sale in the possible states of Wyoming, Illinois, Iowa or Oklahoma, and that it may have been in his possession since 1973, but couldn't be sure. Morris was contacted but claimed to know nothing about the skeleton and seemed, 'very surprised'. Sessions intended to bury the remains, but, at his wife's insistence, called the sheriff's department. In 1992, after Morris had not retrieved the trunk Sessions opened it and discovered a near complete skeleton. One of these possessions was an old steamer trunk. In 1986, a man named John Morris left some of his possessions in the company of Newell Sessions, on the premise that he would come back for them later.

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