DA: Remains of Victim Found in Bridgewater, Mass. Barrel ID'd

(NECN) - The Plymouth County District Attorney's Office has released the identity of a victim whose remains were found in a burning barrel in Bridgewater, Mass.

The D.A. says the partial human remains, which were identified through fingerprints, are that of Dennis R. Jackson, 24, of Haverhill, Mass.

The D.A. says they are still investigating, and there is no word if the remains are connected to a similar discovery in Boston last week.