Human remains Coverage

Skeletal remains discovered in Harnett County

The body was in such an advanced stage of decomposition that deputies could not identify the remains.

Human skeletal remains found in Spring Lake identified as missing Dunn man

According to Coats, the body was in such an advanced state of decomposition that deputies were unable to identify the body at the scene.

WRAL Staff

Human remains found in Fayetteville belong to man missing since 2018

Fayetteville police on Friday identified human remains found Oct. 16 in a wooded area.

National database offers law enforcement, families new way to connect in the search for missing people

On the day North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared Missing Person's Awareness Day, the State Bureau of Investigation teamed up with RTI International to host an event to offer new tools for families of the missing.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

Toxicology report on body found in Cary burn pit

A pregnant woman found dead in March in a fire pit outside a Cary home was tied with rope and shot in the head, according to reports from the state Medical Examiner's Office.

Pregnant woman found dead in fire pit at Cary home was shot in the head, autopsy states

A pregnant woman found dead in March in a fire pit outside a Cary home was tied with rope and shot in the head, according to reports from the state Medical Examiner's Office.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Human remains found in Georgia identified as missing NC woman

Police in Georgia confirmed that human remains found in January are those of a missing North Carolina person.

Human remains found in barrel on man's Sanford property

Jackie Lamar Bright is a known drug dealer whose criminal record dates to 2000. He faces a new murder charge after Lee County investigators found a barrel with human remains in concrete on his property.

Man charged with murder after missing man's remains found in barrel on Sanford property

A man with a long criminal history faces a new murder charge after Lee County investigators found a barrel with human remains in concrete on his property.

Chelsea Donovan and Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporter

Human remains found on Lee Co. property

Law enforcement officers on Tuesday searched a property north of Sanford for additional evidence after human remains were found there last week.

After human remains found, searchers scour Lee County property for more clues

Law enforcement officers on Tuesday searched a property north of Sanford for additional evidence after human remains were found there last week.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Human remains found in Granville County ditch belong to man missing since September

Sheriff Robert Fountain said Friday the man has been identified as Jonathon Burrows who had been missing since September 21, 2022.

Human remains found in Granville County ditch

A pedestrian found the remains while picking up litter on the side of the road.

Human remains found in ditch by Granville County resident picking up litter

Sheriff Robert Fountain said a resident picking up litter made the discovery.

Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

Fayetteville man's remains identified in abandoned car on Fort Bragg range

Authorities found Ronald Farrell's remains inside an abandoned car on Nov. 21.

WRAL Staff

Human skeleton found in Wilson County

A pair of hunters discovered a human skeleton Saturday in a wooded area in Wilson County.

Body parts found in suitcase during welfare check

Police in New York City made a gruesome discovery when they did a welfare check on a 22 year-old woman. Once in her apartment police found a meat cleaver, blood in the bathtub and dismembered body of a woman in two suitcases

80 years later, Cary family gets closure for loved one killed at Pearl Harbor

A Cary family has been mourning a loved one they have never met. They have held hope that one day the remains of 21-year-old Herbert Johnson, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, would surface.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Man arrested after attempting to purchase human body parts online

A 40-year old Pennsylvania man has been arrested for purchasing body parts online.

NC man 'overwhelmed with joy' to bury remains of sisters killed in 1985 MOVE bombing

The 1985 MOVE bombing killed five children. Their bones were taken by the Philadelphia medical examiner for review.

Authorities believe remains of missing kayaker found along NC island

Authorities believe the remains of a missing kayaker were discovered at the North Carolina coast over the weekend.

Murder victim identified 43 years later in North Carolina

Alexander Brown Jr.'s family reported him missing in 1978 from Baltimore.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Suspect charged with first-degree murder 1 year after Greensboro man's death

More than a year after remains belonging to a missing 30-year-old Greensboro man were found, another man has been charged in his death.

Durham deputies, FBI investigate after remains found near NIH lab

Human bones were discovered in a wooded area of Durham County on Thursday evening, authorities said.

Human remains found in Durham woods

Human bones were discovered in a wooded area of Durham County on Thursday evening, authorities said.