Posted on 10/23/2001 12:33:04 PM PDT by umbra
Three boys playing in a dirt lot near a gas station found part of a body Sunday, police said.
Forensic experts and detectives Monday spent most of Monday trying to uncover the human remains while looking for clues as to who the person was and how he or she ended up in a shallow grave.
The body was discovered about 10 A.M. in a dirt field behind the Arco gas station at 101 E. Glenwood Ave., said Sgt. Alan Luty.
The three boys were playing like boys do and then they noticed something that looked like a toe," said Rosemaary Howser, spokeswoman for the Turlock Police Department. "One of the boys got his dad and that father when he saw their discovery, immediately called the police."
Officers secured the field and called two experts--Roger Lajuenesse, a forensic anthropologist, and John Pryor, a forensic archeologist. Both teach at California State University, Fresno, and also work as private consultants to law enforcement agencies.
They arrived at the scene about 8:30 AM Monday.
With help from local and state investigators, they spent most of the day excavating and cataloging the items found in a 15 foot by 10 foot area near the middle of the lot.
By 4 P.M., Lajuenesse had confirmed the presence of adult human remains and said he believes the body had been buried there for several months, but probably less than a year.It looked as if a body had been buried under 6 inches of dirt.
"It's too soon to know rage, age, sex, or cause of death," Howser said. "They scooped up quite a bit of dirt and took it to the coroner's office to be analyzed."
An autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday.
"I know they found a complete jawbone and will have to idenify the body using dental records," Howser said.
Turlock is close to Modesto shows up on real estate searches. If they have a jawbone they should be able to match the DNA by Thursday.
Your type was to the point: Rage.
Wow, how do they know if the person had rage?
I'll be very interested to see if this turns up anything related to Condidit. And I'll keep praying for Chandra's family regardless.
Mrs Kus
You mean to tell me somebody snatched her from DC and instead of dumping her into the Pacific...or better yet up in the Blue Ridge mountains....
...instead, they took her to all the way across the country to cali and buried her in six inches of dirt?
Just how stupid do you dopes think the democRats are?
CONSPIRACYTHEORISTSUNITE!
.......then get a life.
I know, but some people need to get out of their closets and join the rest of us in the reality room.
There is no way that Gary Condit had this kid whacked and then dumped her in Cali under six inches of dirt.
I know the guy is a complete jerk but he is a politician for christ's sake....he isnt that stupid.
Without her luggage and ID?
The first thing that popped into my mind too. Keep us posted on this if you hear anything.
Where's Gary right now? The airport maybe?
Forgive me.
Correct. But he probably was smart enough to fit her with some concrete shoes, and dump her in a lake or the ocean.
On a scale of 1 to 10 ?
Could we go a little lower?
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