FORT MYERS (AP) — Authorities say a body discovered near the home of a missing Fort Myers teacher has been identified through dental records as 41-year-old Amy Patterson.

Lee County Sheriff’s officials said Thursday the cause of death has not been determined and an investigation continues. Patterson was reported missing in July 2011 after she didn’t show up for the first day of school.

Investigators found Patterson’s body Wednesday, a day after receiving information from her 45-year-old ex-husband, who was on trial in Huntsville, Ala.

Proctor was arrested last year on the Alabama theft charges after he fled to Florida when investigators questioned him about Patterson’s disappearance.