New Information Released on Human Skeletal Remains Found in Upstate NY

October 05, 2009

Two weeks ago a fisherman in Cattaraugus County, NY, found human skeletal remains along the edge of the Allegheny Reservoir. According to a source close to the investigation, a skull and miscellaneous bones were recovered at the scene.

Last week, authorities announced that medical examiners had ruled out missing Chautauqua County mom Corrie Anderson using dental records. Authorities are now saying that dental records have also excluded Lori Ceci-Bova, a 26-year-old woman who disappeared in June 1997.

The remains are currently in the hands of Doctor Dennis Dirkmaat, a forensic anthropologist at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA. According to local authorities, they have provided pertinent medical information regarding several other missing person cases to Dirkmaat and his team.

A preliminary forensic examination by Dr. Dirkmaat has revealed that the remains are most likely those of a woman between the ages of 25 and 45. The estimated height is 5'1" to 5'8". The victim's race is not yet known.

Dr. Dirkmaat is now trying to determine how long the remains were at the site and how the victim died. No word yet on how long that will take.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Department at 716-983-9191.

Related Link:
Human Skeletal Remains Found in NY Not Corrie Anderson
Unsolved: The Missing and Murdered Women of Chautauqua County

Photo Credits: David Lohr

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Comments

[Private Investigator]

Is important for the investigators to determine how the victim died, and hopefully this will be published soon. I hope the private investigators from the area will give a hand in solving this case.