Few Answers Yet in Discovered Human Remains

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State and local Greenwich authorities search the woody area near Binney Park, as human skeletal remains were found. (John Ferris Robben photo)

By Richard Kaufman
Sentinel Reporter

The state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is still processing the human skeletal remains found in the southwest corner of Helen Binney Kitchel Natural Park near Harding Road in Old Greenwich on April 26.

That morning, just after 9 a.m., town parks employees were clearing a wooded area when they stumbled upon the remains. Forensic and police units were dispatched to the scene and quickly cordoned it off. A preliminary investigation by the OCME confirmed that the remains were indeed human, and that whatever had happened to them did not happen recently.

As the investigation opened, GPD reached out to other agencies in the area for missing persons reports in an effort to pinpoint an identification. GPD has received several phone calls from people looking for more information on a loved one’s open case, but information at this stage is scarce.

Whenever a case like this springs up, according to Lt. David Nemecek, a GPD spokesman, anyone with the hopes of finding answers to years’ worth of questions may come inquiring. “It’ll prompt a response,” he said.

Divers were also called in from the Greenwich Marine Division to search the small stream near where the remains were found.

Searching in up to two feet of murky, muddy water and dealing with the large snapping turtles that live there, divers combed the area hoping to find materials that might shed light on the grim discovery. Detectives and forensic personnel also searched the entire park, but it’s unclear whether or not anything of use was found.

No information, such as the gender, identity, or cause of death, if it can be determined, will be released until the remains are fully analyzed by the OCME, which could take a while to complete, according to police.

The GPD will continue to conduct a death investigation, and they encourage anyone with any information to contact the anonymous tip line at 1-800-372-1176, or email tips@greenwichct.org.

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