Update: Missing body found in Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 24 (UWIRE) - A rifle was found beneath the body believed to be University of Iowa professor Arthur Miller at Hickory Hill Park, officials confirmed Sunday.The male body suffered trauma to the head, Iowa City police Sgt. Mike Brotherton said. Officials could not confirm the exact type of rifle or whether it was fired.

Brotherton said the scene conveyed "some consistencies and similarities that it is a suicide."

Officials are now in the process of removing the body.

A retired deputy discovered the body about a five-minute walk from where Miller's vehicle was found on Aug. 20.

Although the body has not yet been identified, Brotherton said there is "probably a pretty good chance," the body is Miller. The clothes Miller was last seen in were consistent with the clothes on the body. A yellow blanket - which Miller was reportedly carrying before he went missing - was also found near the body.

The body was about 30 yards off of a deer trail. The retired deputy who found the body came out specifically to the park to search for Miller.

Police had been searching the park Aug. 20 and Aug. 21 for Miller, who is facing four counts of accepting bribes for allegedly trading higher grades for sexual favors.

Miller has been missing since Aug. 19.