Assistance in this investigation was requested on 03/06/1962, by Sheriff Millis of the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. On or about 02/28/1962, or 03/01/1962, two human skulls and a quantity of human bones were discovered by a bulldozer operator in a field being excavated by the Timne Corporation of Wilmington, which is in New Hanover County. This discovery was reported to Sheriff Millis on 03/06/1962. The above bones were taken to Dr. Geoffrey Coe of the Department of Anthropology at the Memorial Hospital of the University of North Carolina for anthropological examination in order to determine the age and other pertinent information concerning these bones. In November of 2021 the remains were taken to Dr. Ann Ross at the North Carolina Human Identification and Forensic Analysis Laboratory. Associated with UP94346
Date Found: 1962-03-01
