Police investigating discovery of human remains in Danby

State Police Lt. Charles Cacciatore and Capt. David Covell talk to the press in Danby on Wednesday afternoon.

Vyto Starinskas / Staff Photo

 

 

 

 

DANBY — Vermont State Police today are investigating the discovery of a skull belonging to a young woman on Danby Hill Road. The skull was discovered in an embankment by a passing motorist on Sunday, police said. Further examination of the remains by the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that the death had occurred sometime ago and the skull had been in its location in the embankment for a long period of time, police said. Examination also revealed traumatic injuries to the skull that could be an indication of homicide, police said. Police on Wednesday returned to the road with detectives, search teams and canines to look for additional remains. The site where the skull was located is in close proximity to a graveyard and police said they could not exclude the possibility that the skull had been removed from one of the graves. Police said they are looking at missing persons reports from the area as part of the investigation.