Skeleton found when historic tree uprooted

[Hum]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) ? New Haven police say superstorm Sandy has revealed a skeleton beneath the town green that may have been there since Colonial times.

Police spokesman David Hartman says a woman who was with other bystanders looking at a fallen oak tree called police Tuesday after she saw bones in the upturned roots.

Hartman says the tree was planted on the green in 1909 on the 100th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's birth. He says the remains likely belong to one of thousands of people buried there in Colonial times. The remains will be evaluated by the state medical examiner.

Katie Carbo, who called police, tells the New Haven Independent she saw something in the tree roots, and found the bones when she removed some dirt. She says the skeleton "should be given a proper burial."

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[Growled Member]

That would be a cool find. You never know what could be in the ground anywhere around you.

[Hum]

Now maybe the ghost can rest in peace :shifty:

[Praetor]

i think i saw a Bones episode just like that! :laugh:

[siah1214]

i think i saw a Bones episode just like that! :laugh:

That was my first thought as well. Who wants to bet someone ditched the body there knowing the tree was gonna be planted over it :p

[redvamp128]

I think they should look in the surrounding area with GPR to make sure there are no more hidden there.... But way cool..