Aug 11, 2020

Sheriff: Human remains found in rural southeast Kansas

Posted Aug 11, 2020 8:02 PM

CRAWFORD COUNTy— Law enforcement authorities are investigating the discovery of decomposed human remains in rural southeast Kansas.

Someone out for a walk found the skeletal remains Monday  near Kansas 126 and 80th Street, according to the Crawford County Sheriff's Department.

The release said the identity of the person and the cause of death aren’t known.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation responded and processed the scene. The remains to Frontier Forensics in Kansas City for examination to determine identification and cause of death.