Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playAs police searched for Palmiro MacDonald in April, gang members were telling media he was already dead. Nomads members told media in the days after MacDonald disappeared that Head Hunters members had sent a text out saying MacDonald, also known as "Powser", was dead and other Nomads members were next. Related Content Police ask for help finding missing man Palmiro Macdonald Gang sources say missing man is dead Video Watch: Skeletal remains suspected to be missing Nomad gang associate Palmiro MacdonaldThere was a "good chance" it could be MacDonald, police said. "Given that we've yet to locate him, it has got to be a possibility that it's Palmiro MacDonald. Several posts by those close to MacDonald urged people to tell them where his body was.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 11, 2016 06:45 UTC