SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATES SKELETAL LIMB FOUND AT CONSTRUCTION SITE

SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATES SKELETAL LIMB FOUND AT CONSTRUCTION SITE

March 18, 2021

El Paso, Texas – On March 15, 2021, at approximately 4:00 pm, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a portion of a human skeletal limb was located at a construction site at 12101 Emerald Pass Dr. in El Paso County Texas.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Unit responded to the area where the portion of a human skeletal limb was discovered.  Sheriff’s Office personnel excavated a small area, where the limb was discovered, but no additional skeletal limbs were located.

On March 16, 2021, the portion of the human skeletal limb was turned over to the Office of the Medical Examiner for further analysis.

On March 17, 2021, the Medical Examiner’s Office requested the assistance of the Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit to assist in further excavation at the site. Crime Scene Investigators did not discover any other skeletal remains or any items of evidentiary value.  The site has been since been released back to the construction company.