PREVIOUSLY: Possible human remains found in Rutherford Co. (Oct. 17, 2025)

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) -- The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office has identified human remains that were found in a wooded area in mid-October.

On October 17, deputies responded to the 2700 block of Poors Ford Road Tuesday for a possible human bone being found. Investigators said the bone was believed to be a femur and may be related to a missing person case.

The bone was turned over to the North Carolina State Medical Examiner’s Office for further evaluation and identification.

Officials provided another update on October 20, after a large portion of human skeletal remains were found during an additional search in a heavily wooded area in the 2800 block of Poors Ford Road.

The sheriff’s office said the

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