$5,000 reward offered in unsolved 2016 Gadsden, Alabama, slaying

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GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) -- Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward in hopes of generating fresh leads in a 2016 Gadsden slaying.

The reward announced this week is for information leading to an arrest in the killing of Jerry Wayne Davis Jr., 52, Al.com reported.

He was found dead on Jan. 26, 2016, in a wooded area near Interstate 759. Passersby had discovered his body as they were riding on a trail.

Davis had no ID on him, but someone who knew him alerted police after reading about the body being discovered. He was then positively identified.

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