Maury County Sherrif’s Office Seeks Information Surrounding Human Remains Found Monday

ON SUNDAY THE MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL REGARDING POSSIBLE HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS IN THE AREA OF SOUTHPORT ROAD NEAR MT. PLEASANT. DEPUTIES RESPONDED AND VERIFIED THE CALLTHEN SECURED THE SCENE. ON MONDAY MEMBERS OF THE MTSU FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY SEARCH AND RECOVERY TEAM, MOUNT PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT, TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL CIRT TEAM AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE JOIN IN THE INVESTIGATION. THE SKELETAL REMAINS WERE THAT OF AN ADULT BASED ON EXPERT OPINIONS. MULTIPLE FACETS OF EVIDENCE WAS RECOVERED WHICH LED TO AN UNOFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION OF THIS INDIVIDUAL. FAMILY OF THIS INDIVIDUAL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AT 931-388-5151.

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