Discovery at industrial estate led to major police investigation

September 26 2020: Police launch major investigation after unidentified human remains are discovered at Whitehill Industrial Estate at 5.20pm. Surrounding streets are closed and industrial units cordoned off.

September 27 2020: A large police presence remains at the scene and families of local missing people are informed of the discovery. They include the families of Glenrothes men Allan Bryant Jr, who disappeared without trace in 2003, and Kenny Jones, who has not been seen since 1998.

October 10 2020: Families of Allan Bryant and Kenny Jones informed the remains are not those of their loved ones. Police appeal to the public for information.

October 14 2020: Police say the remains may have lain for at least two years and reveal a number of details, including that the man had a surgical plate fitted in his left ankle and had lost a number of teeth. They appeal to anyone who has used the industrial estate during the past two years to come forward.

November 25 2020: Officers release a facial reconstruction of how the man may have looked following work with forensics experts. They ask for help from anyone who recognises him.

November 27 2020: The sister of missing Cumbernauld man Paul Booth contacts police to say the facial reconstruction resembles her brother. Pauline Gibson says Mr Booth has been missing since October 2016.

January 13 2021: Police announce they have identified the remains as belonging to Kinglassie man Ean Coutts, 61.

His death is being treated as suspicious.