Post by lagirl2 on Dec 11, 2008 14:02:36 GMT -5
Small Child's Remains Found Near Home of Caylee Anthony's Family
Thursday, December 11, 2008
The skeletal remains of a small child were found Thursday near the home of missing Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony's family.
There was no immediate word on whether the bones, reportedly discovered wrapped in a plastic bag and bound with duct tape, were those of a boy or a girl.
"All we know is that remains of a child have been found," a police spokeswoman told FOXNews.com. Orange County sheriffs and forensics teams went to the scene at the intersection of South Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive in Orlando.
Sheriff's Office spokesman Jim Solomons told The Associated Press that a utility worker found the body at 9:32 a.m. EST Thursday in a wooded area down the road from the house Caylee lived in with her grandparents and mother.
The water meter reader reportedly picked up the bag and a small skull rolled out that sources say strongly resembled that of a little girl.
Police said the Anthony family has been notified of the discovery and no one is being allowed in their house.
Orange County Capt. Angelo Nieves wouldn't say whether the bones seemed to be those of the missing toddler.
"At this point, it would be reckless to conclude that," Nieves told FOX News. "We do have skeletal remains consistent with a small child. We will work with the medical examiner to make a proper identification."
Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said his deputies were working with the FBI.
"We're all working on this case together," he told reporters at an afternoon press briefing. "We've got a lot of lab work to do, a lot of DNA work to do, a lot of crime scene work to do. We may be here all night."
Thursday, December 11, 2008
The skeletal remains of a small child were found Thursday near the home of missing Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony's family.
There was no immediate word on whether the bones, reportedly discovered wrapped in a plastic bag and bound with duct tape, were those of a boy or a girl.
"All we know is that remains of a child have been found," a police spokeswoman told FOXNews.com. Orange County sheriffs and forensics teams went to the scene at the intersection of South Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive in Orlando.
Sheriff's Office spokesman Jim Solomons told The Associated Press that a utility worker found the body at 9:32 a.m. EST Thursday in a wooded area down the road from the house Caylee lived in with her grandparents and mother.
The water meter reader reportedly picked up the bag and a small skull rolled out that sources say strongly resembled that of a little girl.
Police said the Anthony family has been notified of the discovery and no one is being allowed in their house.
Orange County Capt. Angelo Nieves wouldn't say whether the bones seemed to be those of the missing toddler.
"At this point, it would be reckless to conclude that," Nieves told FOX News. "We do have skeletal remains consistent with a small child. We will work with the medical examiner to make a proper identification."
Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said his deputies were working with the FBI.
"We're all working on this case together," he told reporters at an afternoon press briefing. "We've got a lot of lab work to do, a lot of DNA work to do, a lot of crime scene work to do. We may be here all night."
