Boy scouts find human remains

Pensacola Police Department press release: Pensacola Police are conducting an investigation into the discovery of human remains under a building at 1601 E. La Rua Street.

The discovery was made on Saturday afternoon (June 19th) as local Boy Scouts were conducting a cleanup in and around the building as an Eagle Scout project.

Investigators contacted the Medical Examiner’s Office, who concluded that the bones found were human. The University of West Florida Department of Anthropology is also assisting in the investigation.

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Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”