On Oct. 27, 2021, the Bonner County Sherriff’s Office received a call from a citizen in regard to finding possible human remains. The remains ere located by a logging crew in a wooded, undeveloped area of Wrenco Loop Road. Bonner County investigators responded to the area and confirmed the remains were human. An initial recover of remains and clothing was made at that time. A visual inspection of the remains indicated they were likely decades old.
On Nov. 2, 2021, a full excavation of the area was conducted. The excavation team comprised five Bonner County Sheriff’s Office detections, three members of the Bonner County Coroner’s Office, and four PhD/master’s degrees students from the University of Montana Forensic Anthropology Department. Additional human remains, fragments of clothing and a .22 caliber revolver were located underneath up to four inches of direct and debris. The items were found scattered in an area approximately 40 ft by 40 ft.
Based on their condition, detections believed the remains were those of Daniel Glennon. Glennon, 32 years old at the time, lived along on Wrenco Loop Road and was last seen in December 1995. Glennon’s family reported him missing in May 1996 after they had not heard from him. Glennon was known by neighbors to enjoy hiking in the area, and he also told his family he might move out-of-state for different employment. Over the years, multiple searchers were conducted in the area, including by a diver searching a nearby beaver pond. No leads were developed explaining Glennon’s disappearance, and the case has remained open ever since.
Detectives and Coroner Rob Beers were able to obtain dental records for Glennon from his childhood dental office in New Jersey. These dental records and X-rays of the skill were examined by forensic odontology consultant Lee Coppess of Idaho.
On Jan. 13, 2022, Coppess reported the remains matched dental records for Glennon with no discrepancies.
Preliminary investigation indicated the manner of death to be suicide. Glennon’s remains are currently being forensically examined at the University of Montana.
Republished courtesy of Bonner County Sheriff's Office.