Human skull, bones found in Birmingham neighborhood
By Riley Conlon, Ryan Lovell
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — An investigation is underway in Birmingham after residents discovered a human skull and bones that investigators believe were dragged into the area by roaming dogs.
The remains, which the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said include a skull and two long bones, were found at 11:48 a.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of Sixth Avenue North. That’s in the city’s Smithfield community, not far from the Smithfield Community Center.
Residents spotted the bones near a residential roadway surrounded by overgrown, vacant lots and empty houses. Police and crime scene units quickly blocked off a portion of the road to investigate.
A thorough search of the area by investigators and a cadaver dog didn’t turn up any additional remains, nor could they find where the bones originally came from. Because of this, the coroner’s office suspects that dogs roaming the neighborhood brought the remains to the street.
An examination is scheduled for Thursday to begin the difficult process of identifying the person and figuring out how they died. At this time, the person’s identity, age, race and sex remain a mystery.
The Birmingham Police Department said its investigation into the discovery is ongoing.
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