FREE CONTENT — State officials assist with found remains case

By Paul Keane

The Wayne County News

Officials from around the state came to Wayne County Tuesday morning to 
try and solve the case of remains discovered in a wooded area early 
Monday night.

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department was alerted to the discovery of 
remains in a wooded area just past the Shubuta exit on Highway 45. The 
remains were found by workers cruising timber in the area, with the 
remains found roughly a quarter mile into the woods.

According to WCSO Chief Deputy Geoffery Clark, the call was received 
right before dark on Monday night. In addition to bones and remains that 
were scattered around the area, some clothing and a suitcase were found.

Clark said the suitcase appeared to be "several years old" and it was 
not known if the items were connected to the remains.

Since it was becoming dark, deputies sealed off the area Monday night 
and secured the scene.

Tuesday morning, members of the Mississippi Crime Lab, Mississippi 
Bureau of Investigation and anthropologists from Mississippi State 
University arrived to assist with the investigation.

It was not known if the remains were human or not, which is why MSU 
officials were called in to assist.

If it is determined the remains are human, they would be sent to the 
State Crime Lab to try and determine the identification of the person.