Coroner Identifies Skeletal Remains Found in Grandview

The Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon, has identified the skeletal remains discovered on April 18, 2025, in a wooded area near the 1700 block of North Milton Avenue in Grandview.

The remains have been scientifically identified as Jeremy Register, 36, of Virden. The Coroner's Office has notified the next of kin.

Register’s cause of death is currently undetermined and is pending additional studies. The death remains under investigation by the Sangamon County Coroner's Office and the Springfield Police Department.

The remains were initially recovered by the Coroner and Crime Scene Investigators from the Springfield Police Department. A Forensic Pathologist examined the remains on April 19, followed by an Anthropologist on April 22. Preliminary findings from both examinations are still pending.