JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A day after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office uncovered human remains found in the backyard of a home on Jacksonville’s Northside, investigators told News4JAX that identifying those remains could take months, if not years.
And they’re not done digging.
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JSO said it’s believed more bones from the same person are still buried in the backyard of the home on Lincrest Drive in the Harborview neighborhood.
It appears the remains have been there for a “long time,” according to Sgt. Steve Rudlaff.
According to JSO, this all started when a resident spotted what appeared to be a human bone lying on Lincrest Drive around 10 p.m. Wednesday.
After the medical examiner’s office confirmed the bone was from a human leg, JSO began a search on Thursday, which led to the discovery of buried human remains wrapped in a carpet-like material in the backyard of the home, JSO said.
Investigators believe an animal dug up the leg bone and carried it to the street.
JSO obtained a search warrant to search the property and later was able to get in contact with the homeowner, who has not lived at the house for a long time. They have rented it out for a while.
Rudlaff said investigators need to get an understanding of who has been living in the house over the years.
They are also trying to get in touch with the construction company that had been doing work at the property to determine when they stopped working and how long they had been working.
Anyone with information on this is urged to call 904-630-0500.