Human Remains Coverage

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.

100-year-old human bone found in Rocky Mount dog park
"It is very interesting to find out that there is someone's loved one who's been here for 100 years," said a Rocky Mount officer.

Human bone found at Rocky Mount dog park
A human bone was uncovered in a dog park in Rocky Mount on Wednesday morning. A resident found the bone at Best Friends Dog Park around 7:20 a.m.

Dozens of remains in NC still unidentified. Here's how you can help experts determine who they were
A program designed to identify human remains found in North Carolina is in limbo after exhausting a startup grant, so the scientists involved are turning to the public to help them bring closure to families of missing people.

NCSU professor heads team trying to identify human remains
A program designed to identify human remains found in North Carolina is in limbo after exhausting a startup grant, so the scientists involved are turning to the public to help them bring closure to families of missing people.

Human skull found at construction site in Wake County
Garner Police Captain Lorie Smith said crews were clearing land for a construction project in the woods near Rock Quarry and Old Baucom Roads when the remains were found.

Former funeral director arrested, charged with disturbing human remains
A former funeral home director was arrested and charged on Wednesday with disturbing humans remains.

Second suspect charged with murder in woman's dismemberment in Goldsboro
Goldsboro police on Friday announced a second arrest linked to the gruesome discovery of a dismembered and decapitated body on Bright Street.

Goldsboro police identify woman found decapitated, dismembered
Goldsboro police on Wednesday released the name of the woman whose mutilated remains were found last week. The investigation has tentatively identified Heather Diane Stewart, 38, as the victim of that murder.

No bond for man charged with dismemberment, murder
The attorney for Willie Lee Langston mounted a vocal defense Tuesday when his client had a court appearance on murder charges. Langston is linked to the discovery last week of a woman's dismembered body in a Goldsboro driveway.

'Innocent until proven guilty:' Lawyer defends man charged with murder in Goldsboro dismembered body case
The attorney for Willie Lee Langston mounted a vocal defense Tuesday when his client had a court appearance on murder charges. Langston is linked to the discovery last week of a woman's dismembered body in a Goldsboro driveway.

Man charged with murder, charges against additional suspects possible after dismembered body found in Goldsboro
Goldsboro police said Thursday that the body found earlier this week is that of a white woman, likely in her 30s. Little else about the find has been released.

DNA will help identify body found in Goldsboro
Goldsboro police said Thursday that the body found earlier this week is that of a white woman, likely in her 30s. Little else about the find has been released.

Dismembered body found in Goldsboro was female; police trying to track down crime scene
Goldsboro police said Thursday that the body found earlier this week is that of a white woman, likely in her 30s. Little else about the find has been released.

Only on WRAL: Man discovers dismembered human remains near Goldsboro
The man found the dismembered body in his driveway.

Bones confirmed to be missing man's
After family members found bones at the site where authorities said they found a man dead in 2020, tests have proven those bones belonged to the man, indicating that cremated remains delivered to the family were, at best, incomplete.

Tests confirm bones found by family belonged to man reported missing, found dead in Wayne County
After family members found bones at the site where authorities said they found a man dead in 2020, tests have proven those bones belonged to the man, indicating that cremated remains delivered to the family were, at best, incomplete.