Workers Find Human Skull, Bones At Construction Site
Crime Scene Investigators Dig Through Rubble
POSTED: Friday, November 12, 2004
UPDATED: 6:43 pm EST November 12,
2004
Authorities found more human bones inside a building under construction in Detroit on Friday.
The investigation started when construction workers found human remains in the elevator shaft of a building at John R and Edmunds on Thursday, Local 4 reported"(It was) part of a leg and a foot. It was obvious it was a foot because it had a shoe and a sock on and it was just bones," said Dino Ruffalo, a worker at the site.A skull, clothing and another shoe were also found in the basement of the building.Forensic teams are trying to determine whether the victim's death was natural or whether it was a homicide.Investigators believe the bones are from one person, Local 4 reported.The Wayne County Medical Examiner's office are inspecting the bones and clothing to determine the identity of that person.
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- November 12, 2004: Report: Human Remains Found In Elevator Shaft
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