Body identified; death ruled suicide

The body discovered in an abandoned building in rural Phillips County earlier this has been identified. Phillips County Sheriff Thom Elliott said the remains are that of Bradley R. Dye, 56, of Castle Rock. The cause of death has been ruled as suicide.

On June 13, the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a body with a gun in an abandoned building near a farmstead at county roads 57 and 40 near Amherst. According to Elliott, the body had no identification and there was no vehicle found at the location.

Following a canvass of the surrounding area with no leads, the local Sher...