Identified! AL - Human skull found in heavily wooded area, Tuscaloosa, Feb 2019 - James Handley

[TedMac]

Human skull found in wooded area of rural Alabama

Police are investigating after a hunter discovered a human skull in a heavily wooded area near Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Investigators are searching the remote area for more human remains after retrieving the skull early Sunday afternoon, and officials said it appeared to have been there for some time. The discovery was made on Alabama Highway 69 North, near the Walker County line, where the woods are so thick they aren't accessible by vehicle, Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes commander Capt. Gary Hood said.

Little else is known about the discovery, apart from the fact that is has shaken the small Southern town. The area where the skull was found is located near a roadside pit stop, T's Korner store, where clerk and cook Emily Graggs told Tuscaloosa News that it's "sad" that remains were nearby all this time.

 

[TedMac]

Police are investigating after a hunter discovered a human skull in a heavily wooded area near Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Human skull found in wooded area of rural Alabama

AL - Human skull found in wooded area of rural Alabama

 

[dotr]

Hunter finds human skull in remote Tuscaloosa County woods
"Hood said the locations is so remote that it is not accessible by vehicle. It appears the skull had been there for a lengthy period of time.

The investigation is ongoing, and more information will be released as it becomes available."

Missing Persons | Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office

 

[Gardener1850]

I posted this to the following MP threads:

Maxine Bieberbach: AL - Al - Maxine C. Bieberbach, 27, Walker County, 6 March 2018

Janet Hamner: AL - AL- Janet Denise Hamner, 59, Tuscaloosa County, 11 August 2018

Corey Smith: AL - AL - Corey Smith, 26, Jasper, 18 June 2009

Erik Ruiz: AL - AL - Erik Ruiz, 24, Carbon Hill, 13 Jan 2011

Carrie Lawson: AL - AL - Carrie Smith Lawson, 25, Jasper, 11 Sept 1991

Rebecca Ferguson: AL - AL - Rebecca Ferguson, 32, Jasper, 16 September 1988

John Mchan Jr & David Martin: AL - AL - John McHan Jr., 22, & David Martin, 31, West Jasper, 29 Aug 1983

 

[Gardener1850]

I did not find a thread for him, but Scott Key is the closest missing person geographically that I see. He is missing from Oakman: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

We don't know exact location of remains yet but the second pin point is near the Walker county line on HWY 69:
Google Maps

It's about 9.5 miles from Oakman.

(I'll go create a thread for Mr Key now)

ETA: AL - AL - Scott Allen Key, 45, Oakman, 25 Apr 2009

 

[Shin Masamura]

I did not find a thread for him, but Scott Key is the closest missing person geographically that I see. He is missing from Oakman: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

We don't know exact location of remains yet but the second pin point is near the Walker county line on HWY 69:
Google Maps

It's about 9.5 miles from Oakman.

(I'll go create a thread for Mr Key now)

ETA: AL - AL - Scott Allen Key, 45, Oakman, 25 Apr 2009

Your always on top of it Gardener

 

[YaYa_521]

Hunter finds human skull in remote Tuscaloosa County woods

An investigation is underway after a human skull was found in remote Tuscaloosa County woods over the weekend.

SNIP

The hunter took investigators to the location, where they retrieved the skull. They searched Sunday for additional skeletal remains and are back out at the scene Monday.

Hood said the locations is so remote that it is not accessible by vehicle. It appears the skull had been there for a lengthy period of time.

 

[magnolia7985]

Hunter finds human skull in remote Tuscaloosa County woods

An investigation is underway after a human skull was found in remote Tuscaloosa County woods over the weekend.

SNIP

The hunter took investigators to the location, where they retrieved the skull. They searched Sunday for additional skeletal remains and are back out at the scene Monday.

Hood said the locations is so remote that it is not accessible by vehicle. It appears the skull had been there for a lengthy period of time.

Carrie was the first person I thought of when I heard about this. I remember going on a search party when this first happened. I hope for her family's sake they can find answers. I am providing a link to the Tuscaloosa News. Probably the same information as the AL.com link. The Tuscaloosa News

 

[iulia]

Skull found in February belonged to missing man

Investigators have said a skull found in a wooded area near the Tuscaloosa-Walker County line in February belonged to a man who was reported missing in 2015.

James Handley's family reported him missing in April 2015, said Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit commander Lt. Jack Kennedy.

 

[Owutatangledweb]

Can't find any updates on this and not sure if this one is related but look at the list at the end of the article of how many times skulls have been found.

Dog finds human skull in northwest Houston wooded lot

 

[Sweetsbeach]

Can't find any updates on this and not sure if this one is related but look at the list at the end of the article of how many times skulls have been found.

Dog finds human skull in northwest Houston wooded lot

Police: Human skull found in Tuscaloosa area belonged to man missing since 2015

 

[TimesEight]

Wildly speculating: can this be connected to Ibraheem Yazeed, Aniah Blanchard, the murdered rappers and/or Lakira Goldsmith?
It's less than 2 hours away by car.

 

[Owutatangledweb]

Wildly speculating: can this be connected to Ibraheem Yazeed, Aniah Blanchard, the murdered rappers and/or Lakira Goldsmith?
It's less than 2 hours away by car.

I think the post above from @Sweetsbeach above is indicating this thread is solved?

If that is the case, we should ask a mod to mark it.

 

[redridinhood]

Was literally thinking the same thing, but wasn't Aniah's situation more of a "crime of passion" or something along those lines since she was involved with her murderer?

 

[detectiveluna]

Was literally thinking the same thing, but wasn't Aniah's situation more of a "crime of passion" or something along those lines since she was involved with her murderer?

she wasn’t

 

[Nancysleu]

I posted this to the following MP threads:

Maxine Bieberbach: AL - Al - Maxine C. Bieberbach, 27, Walker County, 6 March 2018

Janet Hamner: AL - AL- Janet Denise Hamner, 59, Tuscaloosa County, 11 August 2018

Corey Smith: AL - AL - Corey Smith, 26, Jasper, 18 June 2009

Erik Ruiz: AL - AL - Erik Ruiz, 24, Carbon Hill, 13 Jan 2011

Carrie Lawson: AL - AL - Carrie Smith Lawson, 25, Jasper, 11 Sept 1991

Rebecca Ferguson: AL - AL - Rebecca Ferguson, 32, Jasper, 16 September 1988

John Mchan Jr & David Martin: AL - AL - John McHan Jr., 22, & David Martin, 31, West Jasper, 29 Aug 1983

Denton Hill, Jordan Wilson, Janice Massey are also missing from the Empire area and are believed to have ties to the Eric Cates, Randy Hicks, Justin Denny, and the Phillips and Turner murders. Hayden Mayberry was recently located, the Thompson man is still missing.

 

[Nancysleu]

she wasn’t

Aniah’s case is more of wrong place, wrong time or crime of opportunity.