Human remains were found in a shallow grave on Wednesday after a man said he made the startling discovery while searching for a chicken. The chicken fled a yard in Sapodilla Tuesday afternoon, leading its owner, James, to the vacant lot next door. Then someone’s eyes fell on him. Be informed: local coverage from WPBF 25 News “I just felt something weird and I kicked it and it was scary when I saw something weird like a skull and I said I don’t know what it is,” James said. Then Jacob called the police and stood up. WPBF 25 told James that his gut was right. Police said it was a human skeleton buried a few inches below the surface. He replied, “It’s weird you know. I never expected that thing behind my house.” The remains were located near 14th Street and Sapodilla Ave. Follow us on Social: Facebook | Twitter | InstagramJames and his wife moved from Guatemala to Palm Beach County three years ago in hopes of a better life. Now, just a few blocks from their home Steps away, officers say they have found almost every bone of an adult that had been there for a few years. Mike Jackels with West Palm Beach Police addresses news media on Wednesday. “(This) skeletal remains.” It’s too early to tell about the gender of or if there was a trauma or something like that. That will be determined during our subsequent ongoing investigations,” Jackals said. Nationwide: National Coverage from WPBF 25 News Anthropologists and Forensic Scientists Cleared the area and relocated the remains. But for James, his neighborhood will never be the same.” He adds, “Humans have emotions and it affects you.” Forensic investigators are looking for DNA, which they can use to find missing people. The hope is for individuals and colds to be identified. Will compare cases. This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
Human remains were found in a shallow grave on Wednesday after a man said he made the startling discovery while searching for a chicken.
The chicken fled a yard in Sapodilla Tuesday afternoon, leaving its owner, James, next to an empty lot. Then someone’s eyes fell on him.
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James said, “I just felt something weird and I kicked it and it was scary when I saw something weird like a skull and I said I don’t know what it is.”
Then Jacob called the police and stood up. WPBF 25 told James that his gut was right. Police said it was a human skeleton buried a few inches below the surface.
He replied, “It’s weird you know. I never expected that thing behind my house.”
The remains were located near 14th Street and Sapodilla Avenue.
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James and his wife moved from Guatemala to Palm Beach County three years ago in hopes of a better life. Now, just steps from their home, officials say they have found almost every bone of an adult that had been there for a few years.
Mike Jackals with West Palm Beach Police addresses the news media on Wednesday.
“(It) is too early to tell about the gender of the skeletal remains or if there was any trauma or anything like that. This will be determined during our subsequent ongoing investigation,” said Jackals.
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Anthropologists and forensic scientists have cleared the area and transferred the remains. But for James, his neighborhood will never be the same.
“Humans have feelings and it affects you,” he said.
Forensic investigators are looking for DNA, which they will use to compare people on file, missing persons and cold cases to hopefully find an identity.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.