Substitute teacher and assistant track coach Jeremy Scully, 38, has been missing since Thursday morning. His car was found Saturday near Lake Samish with the keys in the ignition and the door ajar.

Hikers on Blanchard Mountain found a body in a rugged area in Skagit County near Alger on Sunday.

Police are investigating the case as a homicide and said it appeared as though the male victim in his late 30s died from a gunshot wound to the head.

Skagit County Chief Criminal Deputy Will Reichardt said investigators were checking DNA, dental records and fingerprints Tuesday to try to make a positive identification.

Police said the person whose body was found died Thursday morning.

On Tuesday, police used a tracking dog to pick up Scully's scent near Lake Samish.

Investigators said they will be searching Scully's apartment for clues. It was also confirmed by Scully's girlfriend that Scully was a user of the Web site Adultfriendfinder.com where people go to meet others for sex.

Scully’s girlfriend, Robbin Goldsby, said she believes the unidentified body is that of Scully’s.

“I want to see the person or persons who did this found, and I want to see them brought to justice for this,” said Goldsby.

A spokesman for the Ferndale School District said the district will have grief counselors on hand should the body be identified as Scully’s.

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