"It appears that the remains had been there for an extended period of time. And I emphasize extended," the sheriff said. HOUSTON, Texas -- The skeletal remains of a child, and three surviving siblings ...

Police said it appears that the skeletal remains belonged to a “person" who "was using the house as a shelter" Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

AVON PARK, Fla. — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office has launched a death investigation after children found skeletal human remains at an abandoned home on Memorial Drive in Avon Park. The children ...

An Oregon cold case was cracked after skeletal remains were identified and given to the man’s family, officials said. Children playing in the woods discovered the man’s remains in Hood River County in ...

Skeletal remains were found by children in Hood River County Oregon in 2009. DNA testing helped solve the man’s identity. Getty / iStock photo An Oregon cold case was cracked after skeletal remains ...