Human Remains Coverage

Researchers ID remains found in 2005
Michael Baker is the first success story for the North Carolina Cold Case Initiative, a group that combines anthropology, investigative work and genealogy to match unidentified remains with the missing and the murdered.

11/2005: Boys find skeleton near Cameron, NC
In 2005, three boys playing near an abandoned house in Cameron found the skeletal remains of a man.

Harnett sheriff: ID on cold case skeleton combined investigative, genetic research
The Harnett County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday that it had identified the remains of a man missing for almost two decades. The long tale involves a fire in an abandoned home, a skeleton found by children playing, grant money and genetic research.

Human remains identified as 29-year-old Greensboro man
The remains were identified as Jaleel Taquee Evans, 29, of Goldsboro.

Human remains found in Nash County
Human remains were found Wednesday afternoon near a state hunting area in Nash County, authorities said.

Remains of missing Marines found
The Marine Corps has located the remains of the seven marines and one sailor who disappeared on a training mission late last month.

Logging employees find human remains in Goldsboro
Possible human remains were found in Wayne County by a logging company Monday afternoon.

Human remains found in Wayne County are from man about 30 years old, authorities say
The remains were found in the woods in the 600 block of Falling Creek Church Road in Goldsboro.

Florida jogger finds severed human head
Remains were found on a St. Petersburg sidewalk underneath an I-275 overpass.

Human remains found on Shackleford Banks
Cape Lookout National Seashore Rangers found the remains on and turned them over to the medical examiner's office.

Jars of human tongues discovered under Florida man's home
Preserved human remains dating back to the 1960s were found in a Gainesville, Florida home Monday.

Authorities: DNA shows 'high probability' remains found behind Nash home are missing woman
Human remains found in a shallow grave behind a Nash County home last fall likely are those of a woman who has been missing for 16 years, authorities said Tuesday.

Heavy winds expose human remains at collapsed Hard Rock hotel
New Orleans city leaders are defending recovery and demolition efforts at the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel after new images revealing the remains of one of the victims in the collapse began circulating this week on social media.

Human remains found in abandoned Durham County building
Human remains were found in an abandoned building in eastern Durham County on Monday morning, authorities said.

Bones found in Dunn yard identified as homeowner's
The human bones found in the yard of a Dunn residence have been identified as the homeowner's, the Harnett County Sheriff's Office said Saturday.

Human remains found at Dunn home
Authorities in Harnett County were investigating after a set of what appeared to be human bones were found Wednesday morning during a wellness check yesterday, officials said.

Crime-fighting website helped crack Nash cold case murder
A Nash County woman made her first court appearance Friday morning on charges she killed another woman 15 years ago and buried her body.

'Strong possibility' remains found in Spring Hope are those of missing woman
The Nash County Sheriff's Office found human remains in a shallow grave behind a Spring Hope home on Thursday, and authorities said the remains could be those of a woman who has been missing for more than 15 years.

Nash sheriff discusses finding human remains
Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone provides details about human remains his investigators found behind a Spring Hope home.