Human skull among remains found behind Easton home, DA says

EASTON, Mass — A day after police flocked to an Easton home to investigate the possibility of human remains, the Bristol County District Attorney’s office said Thursday that a person’s skull was among several human bones found over two days of investigation.

“Hopefully they don’t find anything else,” said Tony Ferragamo who lives nearby.

Easton police were called to Summer Street around 12:53 Wednesday afternoon after two residents reported finding a human skull in the brook behind their home.

Investigators who responded to the heavily wooded street confirmed the skull belonged to a person. When investigators returned to the home Thursday, the DA’s office said they located more human bones.

Heavy police presence in Easton neighborhood amid active investigation Heavy police presence in Easton neighborhood amid active investigation

Ferragamo says the area behind the house where police focused their search is heavily wooded.

“Yep, there’s a stream that runs all the way to the Hockomock swamp runs all the way probably to Borderland from here, Borderland State Park. It’s Black Brook, Black Brook itself and it’s deep back there a lot of woods backs there, the Town Forest and such,” said Ferragamo.

The medical examiner was on scene and Ferragamo says investigators brought in K9s to help in their search.

“I know they had 2 sets of dogs here. They had one set earlier and I saw them going in the car and another one pulled up later when I was coming back,” he said.

Ferragamo doesn’t think anything sinister happened but that this may be a missing person who’s finally been found.

“I think it’s a missing person and I don’t think it’s anything for the neighborhood to be worried about,” he said.

The area will continue to be searched, the DA’s office says.

“The bones will be forensically tested to attempt to identify them in the coming days and weeks,” the DA’s office stated.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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