Human Skull Found in Woods Off Long Island Expressway

RONKONKOMA, NY – A man riding his bike in the woods off the Long Island Expressway Saturday afternoon found a human skull, police said.

According to Suffolk County Police, the man riding on his mountain bike north of Express Drive North when he found the skull and called police at about 12:15 p.m.

Police did not specify where exactly the skull was found, but the westbound LIE service road was shut at Terry Road during the afternoon.

Police believe the remains had been there for an extended period, police said. A positive identification has not been made.

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating.

The Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.