Remains of train stowaway found 100 miles apart, deputies say

Thursday, December 20, 2018
ROBESON CO., N.C. (WTVD) -- Investigators identified the owner of a skull found in Dec. near railroad tracks in Lumberton.

The North Carolina Medical Examiner's Office said the skull belonged to Varcy Locklear, 24, of Pembroke.
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Robeson County Sheriff's Office said Locklear's skull was found Dec. 11 off Heritage Road near NC-20 in Rex, North Carolina. Six weeks earlier, investigators found Locklear's body near a train track in Enfield, North Carolina.

Investigators believe Locklear was a stowaway on a train when some sort of incident resulted in his death.
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Anyone with information about Locklear or what happened is asked to call 910-671-3100.
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