DETROIT – A utility worker found a body buried in a shallow grave on Detroit’s east side.
The discovery occurred Wednesday, Jan. 4, on Hildale Street near 7 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue. Police confirmed they were human remains, but the handling of the situation was atypical.
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What started with a flood of uniformed officers quickly gave way to detectives, then the FBI rolled in with its evidence response team. Typically, Detroit police and its crime scene techs process the scene when a discovery like this is made -- not Wednesday night, though.
Police were called out after a utility worker reported seeing a body part sticking out of a shallow grave in the rear of a home. The grave was found behind an abandoned home that sits next to another abandoned home, and there were more on the block.
Neighbors who were not home when everything started happening told Local 4 that the abandoned homes on the block have been a plague for a long time.
After going back with shovels and tools, the group returned late Wednesday night to gear up in white suits. Detroit police did not confirm the gender of the remains Wednesday night.
