Overview
- Memphis police, who announced the case Wednesday, said the bones are believed to be three children between 3 and 7 found in a wooded drainage area in Hickory Hill.
- A dog-walker reported a skull on March 8, and cadaver dogs later alerted to a drainage pipe that cameras confirmed contained more remains.
- Investigators located another skull on April 1 and recovered 14 additional bones on April 2 during coordinated canvasses.
- Officials believe the remains were at the site for a few years, with cause of death and identities still undetermined, and they report no active threat to the public.
- Roughly 170 personnel from MPD’s Homicide Unit, the FBI, the TBI, and local partners are searching as detectives review missing persons records, weigh out-of-area cases, and ask the public to share tips with CrimeStoppers.