NY NY- Patterson, human remains found during excavation work @ house build, Female, White, 16-28, extensive dental work, deceased 10 yrs+, 16/4/24

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'On April 16, 2024, the New York State Police from the Brewster barracks was notified of human remains found during excavation work at the property of a new home build in the town of Patterson.

This investigation is still in its infancy, but Investigators have confirmed that the unidentified remains are that of a white female approximately between 16 and 28 years of age with extensive dental work present. It is believed that the victim has been deceased for more than 10 years.

Anyone with any possible information is asked to please contact the New York State Police at 845-677-7300.'

''Investigators from the New York State Police and Carmel Police Department can confirm that the DNA sample collected does not match the profile of missing Robin Murphy.''
 
Robin Murphy is ruled out


But then, after noting that the investigation is ongoing, and urging anyone with information to contact state police at 845-677-7300, the conclusive line: "Investigators from the New York State Police and Carmel Police Department can confirm that the DNA sample collected does not match the profile of missing Robin Murphy.
 
The body was found in the area of Ice Pond Road in Patterson.

The body was found in the area of Ice Pond Road in Patterson.
Photo Credit: Google Maps/Pixabay via Diego Fabian Parra Pabon
 
@othram This would be such a perfect use case for the power of fast ID. Hoping NY State Police and Carmel PD might be open to it. Imagine if Othram ID’d this within a month or two? Was this not the fantasy of tens of thousands of LE for the last 100 years? (Maybe more, and maybe longer). Cheering you on!
 
This is fairly accessible to I-84, but I'd think whoever put her there had some working knowledge of the back roads. This area is heavily wooded, and one could be there quite awhile in the wee hours without worry of seeing another person. A body wouldn't have to be far from the road, or even covered if left in the summer months, to decompose and then go undetected for a very long time. The initial smell of decomp (if even detected for it's short duration) would likely be attributed to a deer. It sounds as if she was in a ditch, and the leaf litter would be substantial in a decade+, esp if she was covered w/ branches, etc. at the time she was left there.

I'm wondering about Kathy Durst, as I'm in the camp that believes she never left South Salem. She may have been kept until the ground thaw in the spring, but Robert could have brought her to Patterson that winter.

Hoping the area is thoroughly checked so we don't another skeleton or remains discovered years from now that was only yards away and could've been found now.
 
The Connecticut River Valley serial killer's still-missing victims might be a possibility, though they're from a bit farther away. Twitter post shows the poster from the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit:

 

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