Human Skeletal Remains Found in NY Not Corrie Anderson: The Criminal Report Daily : Investigation Discovery

October 01, 2009

Last weekend 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 from the scene. For the past several days family members of Corrie Anderson, a mother of three from Ashville who went missing in October 2008, have been waiting and wondering if their search was finally over. Unfortunately, that was not the case and the family received word this afternoon that Corrie's dental records did not match the remains. A source within the NY State Police has also confirmed that they do not belong to Corrie.

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. Among those cases are Lori Ceci-Bova and Damien Sharp.

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Lori Ceci-Bova

On the evening of June 7, 1997, 26-year-old Lori Bova, her husband Tyrone Bova, and her sister went to dinner at Red Lobster in Lakewood. Lori and her husband left the restaurant at about 10:30 p.m. and returned home together. According to the initial statements Tyrone gave to police, he last saw his wife shortly after their return home, when they got into an argument and she went outside to smoke a cigarette. What happened to her after that remains a mystery. Lori is described as a white female, 5'4" tall, 106 pounds, with long curly brown hair and green eyes. She was last seen wearing gray sweatpants and a gray sweatshirt printed with the words "Freeport Bahamas."

Damien Sharp

Damien Sharp, 22, was last seen in nearby Warren, Pennsylvania on May 25, 2002, when he was dropped off at a party. He was reported missing roughly one week later after he failed to contact his family. Several searches were conducted in and around the Allegheny National Forest; however nothing relevant to the case was found. Damien is described as a white male, 5'7" tall, 170 pounds, with blonde hair and hazel eyes. Damien was using crutches to walk at the time of his disappearance.

It was initially believed that identification of the remains would be made by tomorrow; however it remains unclear if that will still happen.

Anyone with information about the discovery or any of the above mentioned cases is asked to call the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Department at 716-983-9191.

Photo Credits: Crime Scene 1 and 2: Carla Lohr; Lori Bova: Contributed; Damien Sharp: Contributed

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