Crime & Safety
Human Skeleton Found Buried At Queens Home: NYPD
Police unearthed the bones behind a house in Richmond Hill on Tuesday morning.
RICHMOND HILL, QUEENS — Police unearthed a human skeleton in the back of a Queens home on Tuesday, the NYPD said.
Officers found the remains buried behind 87-72 115th St. in Richmond Hill at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The NYPD started digging after a woman told police she had flashbacks of helping her parents dump a body in the back of the house in the 1970s, NY1 reported.
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The medical examiner will determine the cause of death. A police investigation is ongoing.
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