Human Remains Located Near Casa Grande

During the evening hours of Wednesday, Jan. 21st, the Casa Grande Police Dept. advised the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office of a report that a human skull was found in an un-incorporated area northwest of the Casa Grande City limits with-in Pinal County. Detectives responded, located, and recovered the complete skeletal remains of a human from the surface and a shallow grave. The amount of time the person has been deceased, their sex, race, age, manner and cause of death are all unknown. The City of Casa Grande, Police Dept. and the Pinal County Sheriff's Office do not presently have any missing person reports that can be linked to this recovery.