Many questions remain after utility worker discovers body buried in shallow grave in Detroit

DETROIT – A utility worker discovered a body buried in a shallow grave on Detroit’s east side on Wednesday.

The discovery occurred Wednesday, Jan. 4, on Hildale Street near 7 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue. Police have confirmed they are the human remains of a female.

Detroit police and the FBI were called out after a utility worker reported seeing a body part sticking out of a shallow grave behind an abandoned home. There are several abandoned homes on the block.

Neighbors who were not home when everything started happening told Local 4 that the abandoned homes on the block have been a plague for a long time.

Police have not released the woman’s identity, age, how she died or how long the body was in the shallow grave before it was discovered. Those questions are expected to be answered by the medical examiner, but a timeline was not available.

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