Police say human remains found in Saint John May 7 are those of Scott Arthur Taylor, of Rothesay.

The 24-year-old was reported missing Dec. 4, 2011 and had been last seen two days earlier, on Dec. 2, 2011.

As a result of the positive identification, three police forces have created a joint investigative team to investigate his disappearance and death that police say is suspicious.

Police say they believe Taylor has been dead since he disappeared.

Taylor had been found not guilty of second degree murder in the sword-inflicted death of Darrell Upshaw in Saint John in Dec, 2008, three years before he went missing.

The human remains, found by a mountain biker wooded area off the Old Black River Road near Bayside Drive extension, were identified as Taylor's after an autopsy.

The RCMP's major crime unit, the Saint John Police Force and the Kennebecasis Regional Police Force are asking anyone for any information about Taylor's disappearance and death to contact them.