DNA evidence links 2009 remains found in Clermont to 1998 missing father case

Name: DNA evidence links 2009 remains found in Clermont to 1998 missing father case
Uploaded: 2026-02-13T16:48:41Z
Description: Press Conference | A 2009 cold case of found human remains in Clermont is solved. After receiving technology to conduct a DNA genealogy analysis, investigators uncovered in 2025 that the 2009 remains belonged to a missing Ocoee father, Ernest Manzanares, who went missing in 1988.

Press Conference | A 2009 cold case of found human remains in Clermont is solved. After receiving technology to conduct a DNA genealogy analysis, investigators uncovered in 2025 that the 2009 remains belonged to a missing Ocoee father, Ernest Manzanares, who went missing in 1988.

Posted February 13, 2026 11:48am EST