Human Remains

Harvard University still has the remains of at least 19 people who were likely enslaved and nearly 7,000 Native Americans, according to the school’s newspaper.

Philadelphia police identified human remains that were found along Kelly Drive on Feb. 20 as Naasire Johnson.

Philadelphia police have identified human remains that were found on Kelly Drive more than a week ago.

An investigation is underway after human remains were found on Kelly Drive in Philadelphia’s Brewerytown neighborhood.

A 53-year-old Jersey City woman has been charged with concealing human remains after the body of a 78-year-old woman was found in her apartment Saturday night following a three-hour standoff, prosecutors said Monday. Cheryl Gatling also is accused of possessing a knife for unlawful purposes and making terroristic threats in the case. Attorney information for her wasn’t known. According...

A company’s plan to retrieve the Titanic’s radio has sparked a debate over whether the famous shipwreck still holds human remains

An investigation is underway after a man found part of a human leg in the Delaware River near Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood on Thursday.

Authorities say a man who was burying a pet in the backyard of the home he rents in Modesto discovered human remains.

It’s a largely overlooked but gory reality of the New York City subway system: When someone takes their life by jumping in front of a train, police need to find a place to put the mutilated body until a medical examiner truck arrives.

A 51-year-old man killed his 7-year-old son, 48-year-old wife and the family dog before taking his own life in a quiet New Jersey community, authorities said Thursday.

State police are investigating the discovery of skeletal human remains found in a wooded area just outside Delaware’s capital city.