Dennis Day: Body found in the home of a missing man who was an original Mouseketeer

PHOENIX, Oregon – Police officers from southern Oregon have found human remains at the home of Dennis Day, one of the original members of Disney's "The Mickey Mouse Club", who has been missing for months.

Police in Phoenix, Oregon, Thursday asked investigators of the death of Medford to examine a body found in a house belonging to Day. The authorities have not identified the remains nor published additional details.

Day, 76, was reported missing by her husband Ernie Caswell on July 15, according to the local newspaper The Oregonian.

Day's car was found on the Oregon coast on July 26th. According to a missing person report, Day "would have left his dog unusually" to a friend the day of his disappearance, a sentiment echoed by Cheri Workman, his neighbor for over a quarter of a century.

"He loved his animals, he shared jokes over the fence," Workman said, adding that she had been feeding Day's pets since her disappearance.

Day was born in 1942. After moving to California, he began performing at the age of 6 years. At the age of 10, he was one of the first children hired for "The Mickey Mouse Club".

Day and his long-time partner, Caswell, settle in Oregon in the 1980s and get married in Ashland in 2009. Caswell suffers from memory loss and was at home. hospital when he reported the disappearance of Day.

Associated Press contributed to this report.

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