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NEWS ABOUT: remains

remains stories: 16 news summaries

 Pair's Remains 
 May Date to 
 Trojan War 

Find in ancient Troy could date to 1200 BC

Sep 22, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a discovery one professor calls “electrifying,” archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a couple believed to have lived during the Trojan War era in Turkey’s ancient city of Troy, Reuters reports. “If the remains are confirmed to be from 1200 BC it would coincide with... More »

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Turkey • archaeology • history • Trojan • remains • ancient cities • Troy

Family Doesn't Believe Speicher Died in Crash

Grateful for return of body, but official line doesn't jibe with beliefs

Aug 3, 09 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scott Speicher’s family is thankful for the return of the missing pilot's remains, but isn't buying the military's conclusion that he died in a plane crash in Iraq on the opening night of the Gulf War, the Florida Times-Union reports. “We’re discrediting the rumor that he... More »

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Iraq • Persian Gulf • remains • Gulf War • casualties • Desert Storm

 Pilot's Remains 
 Found in Iraq 
 After 18 Years 

Speicher was first casualty of 1991 Persian Gulf War

Aug 2, 09 7:14 AM CDT
(AP) - The remains of the first American lost in the 1991 Persian Gulf War have been found in Iraq, the military said today. The disappearance of Navy Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher has bedeviled investigators since his fighter jet was shot down on the first night of the war. He was... More »

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Iraq • Persian Gulf • Navy • remains • US Navy • casualties

Thirteen Bodies, Plane Wreckage Found Near Tanzania

Remains suspected to be from Yemenia flight

Jul 7, 09 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thirteen bodies found off the coast of Tanzania’s Mafia Island may be the remains of passengers from the Yemen Airways flight that crashed into the Indian Ocean last week, Reuters reports. Tanzanian authorities say that airplane seats and what may be part of an airplane wing were also found... More »

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Africa • flight • Tanzania • plane crash • Indian Ocean • Comoros • accident • remains • bodies • Yemenia Air

 Ill. Remains 
 Not Stacy 
 Peterson 

Body confirmed to be male

May 28, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The body found last week near a river in suburban Chicago has been identified as male, the Tribune reports. The discovery confirms the remains are not those of Stacy Peterson or another missing area woman. “We’re disappointed,” said a spokesperson for the family of Peterson, who’s... More »

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murder • body • remains • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • missing person

What Remains
of 9/11 Hijackers Is Unwanted

Work continues to ID fragments, but what
to do with them?

Jan 4, 09 6:43 PM CST
(Newser) - More than seven years after the September 11 attacks, meticulous work continues to identify the charred remains of those killed that day—including the hijackers. Less than 24 pounds of flesh and bone fragments linked to the terrorists are stored in undisclosed locations in New York and Virginia, Newsweek reports.... More »

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terrorism • World Trade Center • hijacker • remains • 9/11 attacks

 12 Headless Crimefighters
 Found Near Acapulco 

Remains believed to be retribution for earlier shootout

Dec 22, 08 2:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Mexican police have found 12 headless bodies an hour away from Acapulco in the capital of Guerrero, a popular destination for Americans on holiday. The dead apparently included soldiers and a high-ranking police officer, reports the Los Angeles Times. Nine heads were bundled in plastic bags and dumped at a... More »

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Mexico • organized crime • murder • Mexican drug war • decapitation • drug cartel • remains

More Bones Come to Light Near Caylee's House

No details given

Dec 15, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - More bones were found over the weekend near the home of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, in the same area where a child’s skull and other remains were discovered earlier, a sheriff’s department source tells the Orlando Sentinel. An attorney for Casey Anthony, Caylee’s mother and... More »

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bones • missing child • remains • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

 Remains Resemble Caylee 


Dec 12, 08 1:29 PM CST
(Newser) - A former attorney for Caylee Anthony's grandparents says investigators think the remains of a young child found near her home belong to the missing 3-year-old, the Orlando Sentinel reports. But a lawyer for the Sherriff’s Department said they have not yet made even a tentative identification of the... More »

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FBI • remains • attorney • DNA evidence • identification • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • investigators

Police Find Remains Near Anthony Home

Utility worker found
duct-taped skull
of a young child

Dec 11, 08 11:09 AM CST
(Newser) - The remains of a young child have been found within a quarter-mile from the Florida home of Casey Anthony, the 22-year-old mom charged with killing her missing daughter. A utility worker made the discovery this morning when he picked up a bag and a duct-taped skull rolled out, the Orlando ... More »

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crime • murder • missing child • remains • unsolved crimes • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

Fossett Died in Crash: Calif. DNA Report

Widow hopes this 'puts a definitive end' to speculation

Nov 3, 08 5:41 PM CST
(Newser) - California officials today identified two large bones found near a Sierra Nevada crash site as Steve Fossett's, the Fresno Bee reports. The Madera County Sheriff refused to say which of the adventurer's bones were found, to avoid hurting the family further, reports the AP. "I am hopeful that the... More »

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Steve Fossett • remains • DNA evidence • Sierra Nevada

 Artist to Smoke 
 Kurt Cobain's Ashes 

Nirvana frontman's supposed remains, stolen from wife, will star in Berlin exhibition

Oct 1, 08 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Australian performance artist who claims to have obtained late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s ashes will smoke them at a Berlin exhibition, NME reports. Artist Natascha Stellmach says the lighting up will symbolize Cobain’s ultimate freedom from the media. As to how she came by the remains,... More »

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Courtney Love • Kurt Cobain • Berlin • art • Nirvana • remains • ashes • exhibition • performance artist

 Judge Tosses Out
 9/11 Remains Case 

Families wanted cemetery created for mass of rubble

Jul 7, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lawsuit to have rubble from the Sept. 11 attacks given a proper burial was dismissed in a US court today, Reuters reports. Victims' families contend that the estimated 1.5 to 1.8 million tons of debris contain human remains, and must be removed from the Fresh Kills landfill... More »

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World Trade Center • court • judge • remains • terrorist attack • debris • 9/11 attacks

Mom Describes Beating, Killing 'Baby Grace'

Toddler was tortured and thrown, suffered
3 skull fractures

Nov 27, 07 9:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Texas police are investigating whether Riley Ann Sawyers, known as “Baby Grace,” was routinely abused by her mother and stepfather before they allegedly killed her, stored the body, then dumped her in Galveston Bay, reports the AP. In an affidavit, Kimberly Trenor said they beat the girl, held... More »

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Texas • DNA • missing child • remains • Galveston • Baby Grace

Texas Police Tentatively ID Baby Grace

Mother, stepfather held in case of child whose body washed ashore

Nov 26, 07 4:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The remains of a young girl whose body washed ashore in a storage bin were tentatively identified by Texas officials yesterday, and the child's mother and stepfather have been arrested on charges related to her death. The child called Baby Grace is now thought to be 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyer,... More »

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Texas • DNA • missing child • remains • Baby Grace

WTC Victims' Families Grieve All Over Again

Remains continue to be found and identified, even 6 years later

Sep 11, 07 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many of those affected by the 9/11 attacks are still burying loved ones as remains are found and slowly identified, making closure hard to achieve, the Boston Globe reports. "How many times are you going to bury somebody?" asks the widow of a man killed in the World Trade... More »

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terrorism • World Trade Center • September 11 • remains • survivors • forensics

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