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Body found in car in Coahoma County is that of a man who went missing last year

Joe Willie Giles was reported missing September 16, 2020.

COAHOMA COUNTY, Miss — UPDATE MARCH 5, 2021:
The Coahoma County Sheriff's Office confirmed the body of a man found in a vehicle in January is Joe Willie Giles, who was reported missing in September of 2020. According to a medical examiner's report, there was no evidence of foul play.

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The body of a man found in a vehicle Sunday afternoon in Coahoma County is believed to be a man who has been missing since last September.

According to the Coahoma County Sheriff's Office, 911 received a call around 4:30 p.m. of a vehicle found in a field off of Friars Point Road and Highway 1.

When deputies arrived they found the body of a man in a vehicle.  The vehicle is registered to 53-year-old Joe Willie Giles from Friars Point, who has been missing since September 16, 2020.

Giles was last seen on Wednesday, September 16 leaving his home in Friars Point, MS around 9:07 p.m. He was driving a tan 2003 Chevy Tahoe with Mississippi tag # DBQ3842. 

RELATED: Coahoma County Sheriff's Office issues missing person alert for 53-year-old man

The body has been sent to the state crime lab in Jackson to confirm identity and the cause of death.

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