As the city of Phoenix looks to its future, a reminder of the past has emerged in the form of skeletal remains found on the Tovrea Castle property. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, it was during preparations for a home demolition near 50th and Van Buren streets on Thursday that the discovery was made just before noon yesterday.
Phoenix Police were summoned to the scene after receiving a call regarding the discovery. Preparing to take the old home down, a demolition crew stumbled upon the skeletal remains, as "officers arrived, they learned that a demolition crew was preparing to demo a nearby older home when the skeletal remains of an unknown person were located," Phoenix Police said in a statement acquired by FOX 10 Phoenix. Currently, the identity of the person and how they died remain a mystery.
The case is now in the hands of Phoenix detectives, with the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office taking on the task of identification and determining the cause of death. As this process takes time and careful examination, specifics concerning the decedent have not been disclosed.
An update is awaited as the investigation unfolds. The medical examiner's office is meticulously working to piece together the narrative of the remains, in a statement obtained by ABC 15, which ensured that "the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office is working to identify the person and the manner of death." In due course, more information is expected to come to light.
No further details have been provided at this time, and the investigation is ongoing.
