Posted on 03/28/2005 6:02:30 PM PST by NormsRevenge
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A human skeleton found in the chimney of an abandoned South Los Angeles building last week was probably there for two years, authorities said Monday.
The remains belonged to a young black male between the ages of 13 and 19 and there were no signs of trauma to the body, county coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey said.
A forensic anthropologist examined the skeleton on Monday and determined the time of death to be about two years ago.
Children discovered the remains Friday while looking for a ball on the roof of a building near Main and 89th streets. A youngster peering into the chimney saw what appeared to be a skull.
"(The deceased) possibly tried to gain entry into the building by the chimney and did not know how chimneys are constructed," Harvey said. "That's why his remains were found high up in the chimney, on a ledge above the flue."
Authorities will now comb through reports of missing persons of the last two years to see whether they can identify the remains.
They found Brian Dunkleman?
I wonder if they have had a fire since then.
Santa? Is (or was) that you?
Wow, what a horrible situation to find yourself in. There had to be a very clear moment of realization not long after landing on that ledge above the flu that you were going to die there. It would have to dawn on you the minute you were stuck. And then, a long slow death. Terrible.
Jerked burglar.
We may have a Darwin award winner here.
Bling-Bling Check
That reminds me of the news a couple years ago where they found one who died about 25 years ago. He tried to rob a building and the chimney had been closed off. It was late Friday or early Sat. morning, so nobody could hear him scream.
Another Darwin award winner!
A Darwin award candidate!
They found a dead body and two skeletons.
Ugggh. Having had to remove drowning victims from the water on many an occasion in the past, just uggghhh...
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