Police seeking clues to its identity
Tribune staff report
4:29 PM CDT, May 28, 2008
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Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Fark Google Newsvine Reddit Yahoo Print Reprints Post comment Text size: Lynwood police are trying to determine the identity of a person whose skeletal remains were found Tuesday morning in a farmer's field.
"We're looking at missing person reports to see if there's any connection, but right now we're waiting to see if the medical examiner's office can clarify if it was male or female," said Police Chief Russell Pearson.
A farmer called police after he noticed the human remains.
"He was out fertilizing his field and got out to walk the property, which has a wooded section right off of 202nd Street and Burnham Avenue," Pearson said. "He said he noticed it right away."
The torso, spine and legs were intact, but the skull and other bones were scattered around and the clothing shredded, probably because of scavenging animals, Pearson said.
It's unclear whether foul play was involved, and investigators are unsure how long the body had been there. Pearson said he suspects the body may have been there since last summer or fall, when foliage would have hidden it.
The remains were found about 10 yards from the roadway, making it unlikely that it would have gone unnoticed by passing motorists if the body was first there during the winter, he said.
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