Human Remains Found Behind Cherokee County Home

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Human remains were discovered early Thursday afternoon behind a home in southeast Cherokee County, the Cherokee Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies were dispatched to the call around 12:51 p.m. July 5 to a residence in the 2100 block of Purcell Lane, which is located off Birmingham Highway near the Fulton County border.

The remains were found by the property owners in a wooded area behind the home, Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sgt. Marianne Kelley said Saturday in a press release.

The remains have been transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab for official identification and to determine a cause and manner of death, Sgt. Kelley said.

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Cherokee Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division detectives remain at the scene looking for and collecting any evidence. Sgt. Kelley notes the property in question is about 10 acres, and includes a pond, creek, several pastures and an "extensive amount of wooded area."

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