Decomposed remains found at site in St. Bernard, NOPD confirms

Posted: February 26th, 2013 | Filed under: News Releases
An excavating machine, shown in the background, was used to find human remains at site in Easter St. Bernard in an investigation by New Orleans police. Steve Cannizaro Photo.

An excavating machine, shown in the background, was used to find human remains at site in Easter St. Bernard in an investigation by New Orleans police. Steve Cannizaro Photo.
An excavating machine, borrowed from St. Bernard Parish government, is shown digging up an area where a man's body was recovered Tuesday about 75 yards off Florissant Highway, on the road to the Yscloskey, Shell Beach and Hopedale areas in eastern St. Bernard, New Orleans police said they had received information a man had been killed in the city last summer and buried in St. Bernard. St. Bernard's Sheriff's Office assisted in the operation.

An excavating machine, borrowed from St. Bernard Parish government, is shown digging up an area where a man’s body was recovered Tuesday about 75 yards off Florissant Highway, on the road to the Yscloskey, Shell Beach and Hopedale areas in eastern St. Bernard, New Orleans police said they had received information a man had been killed in the city last summer and buried in St. Bernard. St. Bernard’s Sheriff’s Office assisted in the operation.
New Orleans police working the investigation of a missing person case used the command center shown to secure a site in eastern St. Bernard until excavation efforts took place Tuesday, which resulted in the finding of a man's body.buried several feet in the ground. The command center was supplied by parish government in cooperation with the St. Bernard Sheriff's Office.

New Orleans police working the investigation of a missing person case used the command center shown to secure a site in eastern St. Bernard until excavation efforts took place Tuesday, which resulted in the finding of a man’s body.buried several feet in the ground. The command center was supplied by parish government in cooperation with the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office.
Members of an anthropology team from LSU walk up the ridge in eastern St. Bernard Parish to the site of where they were involved in recovering the body of a man reportedly killed in the city last summer and buried in St. Bernard. NOPD is continuing its investigation, trying to positively identify the victim and his killr.

Members of an anthropology team from LSU walk up the ridge in eastern St. Bernard Parish to the site of where they were involved in recovering the body of a man reportedly killed in the city last summer and buried in St. Bernard. NOPD is continuing its investigation, trying to positively identify the victim and his killr.

New Orleans police have confirmed that decomposed remains have been found at a site in eastern St. Bernard Parish which may be the body of a man allegedly killed in the city and buried in St. Bernard.
Excavation will continue at the site off Florissant Highway, the road to Shell Beach, Hopedale and Yscloskey.

New Orleans police and an anthropology team from LSU were on the scene.

St. Bernard Sheriff’s deputies are also on the scene on Florissant Highway, the road to Shell Beach, Yscloskey and Hopedale.

Sheriff James Pohlmann said his department was advised early on in the Investigation and has been assisting NOPD.

Colonel John Doran, Chief of Operations including all enforcement, was on the scene and said that what appears to be human remains were found several feet in the ground after an excavator from parish goverment was used to clear an area 10’x 20′. Whatever remains are recovered will be taken to the Orleans coronoers office and NOPD would continue the investigation. St. Bernard Sheriff’s Department has been assisting NOPD in this case, including obtaining a search warrant from a judge to search the property.

NOPD acknowledged Monday a missing person investigation in which they received information a man was killed in the city and may be buried in St. Bernard.