Overview
- Workers renovating a multifamily home at 8 Glover Court reported finding bones, and Boston police responded to the scene in the early evening on Monday.
- Officers recovered skeletal material from inside the house and secured the site before the remains were sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for analysis.
- The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office was notified and remained involved while the medical examiner completed tests to identify whether the bones were human or animal.
- Officials confirmed the medical examiner determined the bones were animal, and police said the inquiry into the circumstances of the discovery remains active.
- The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner performs species and identification testing and its findings guide whether a criminal investigation expands, which is the next step investigators will consider here.