Bag Of Human Bones Found At Construction Site

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Human Remains Found In Bag
Bones unearthed in Pierce County

Seattle, Washington - Workers at the site of a proposed strip mall in eastern Pierce County stumbled upon a bag of bones that investigators said are human.

Pierce County sheriff's Detective Ed Troyer said the bones were found along Canyon Road near 104th Street East in Summit, west of Puyallup and not far from state Route 512.

Crews found them Monday night, but investigators waited until daylight before examining the bag and determining the remains were human.

The bag was very deteriorated, Troyer said, and investigators estimate the remains could have been there for up to 30 years. Detectives have no idea who the person could be.

"Right now, we don't have a whodunit -- we have a who is it," Troyer said.

The work crews were clearing the area in advance of construction of the Summit Center strip mall. The land was the site of several homes and sheds, but most buildings were already torn down, Troyer said.

Now, he said, "the bulldozers and tractors are stopped."

Tuesday, crime scene investigators with the Sheriff's Office began a detailed examination of the site and, by noon, had recovered additional bones.