Carbondale — The Osage County Sheriff’s Office continues to wait on the identification of a human skull found March 25 in Carbondale, a town about 15 miles south of Topeka with a population of about 1,400.
“We’re kind of at a standstill (until the skull is identified),” said Osage County Sheriff Laurie Dunn.
The skull — found by a mushroom hunter — was sent to the coroner’s office, but then had to be sent out of state for testing, a process which could take another six months, Dunn said.
For several days, law enforcement searched the area near 118th Court, just off Wanamaker Road, where the skull was found, but turned up no other human remains. The nature of the case — whether it’s a possible homicide, suicide or death by natural causes — remains unclear.
Dunn said they’ve also been trying to connect the remains to any missing persons cases, though there aren’t any in Osage County, she said.
There are 37 active missing-persons cases in Kansas, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, or NamUs, operated by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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consumer1 10 months, 2 weeks ago
you might want to check with the guy who had his left foot stolen off his front porch, He may have figured out who stole it.
LadyJ 10 months, 2 weeks ago
I was trying to find Randy Leach on this list, but not having any luck. I notice the Wikipedia page on his disappearance is being considered for deletion in accordance with their deletion policy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Leach
Ron Holzwarth 10 months, 2 weeks ago
When I read this article, I thought of Randy Leach also. I certainly feel for his parents, they lost their only child, and they have no clue what happened to him.
shaunepec 10 months, 2 weeks ago
You have to zoom in pretty close, but Randy's on there, just to the right of Lawrence.
LadyJ 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks for the tip, it worked.
Jayhawk1958 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Too bad its not Brownback's.
Jayhawk1958 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Just an example of your Republican fear mongering and hate.
consumer1 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Sorry about my insensitive comment. I hope they find him as well.
faceit 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Lecter?
ljreader 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Did they ever find the remains of the 3 girls connected with the Richard Grissom case?
Pywacket 10 months, 2 weeks ago
No, and that's one of the rare instances in which I'd approve torture. POST-conviction, proven beyond reasonable doubt that he did it, and he still won't disclose information that could give the families some measure of closure. And I remember that the nasty little SOB thought he was being funny by saying that the authorities would "dig them up" sometime. He should be forced by whatever means necessary to make that happen immediately.
tuschkahouma 10 months, 2 weeks ago
I love it when conservatives use words like nuanced.....why use such a word when it's beyond your daily vocabulary.
consumer1 10 months, 2 weeks ago
I think we found a candidate for that missing skull. It surely belongs to the person who said, " I love it when conservatives use words like nuanced.....why use such a word when it's beyond your daily vocabulary".
riverdrifter 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Surely they did a dental exam on this skull. Or, maybe there was no dentition left.
WereAllMonkeys 10 months, 2 weeks ago
A dental exam only helps if you have something to compare it to,
consumer1 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Or you need a tooth extracted.
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