AL Ala. Dog Has Been Bringing Home Human Bones for Nearly a Year, Baffling Investigators

[whirrledpeas]

Ala. Dog Has Been Bringing Home Human Bones for Nearly a Year, Baffling Investigators

A 2-year-old German Shepherd mix named Chicarin has brought home human remains four times since August 2024, authorities in Jefferson County, Ala., say. The first discovery was a skull with a gunshot wound, and investigators are working to determine if the latest bones belong to the same victim.

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[The4TierBridge]

The relevant NamUs listing is #UP132352: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[The4TierBridge]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP132352
ME/C Case Number: 2024-3963
Male, Black / African American
Date Body Found: August 20, 2024
Location Found: Birmingham, Alabama
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range: 18-99 Years
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Head Hair Description: Black, course.

Circumstances of Recovery: Unidentified human remains were discovered in Birmingham, Alabama.

 

[Lwieckowicz]

Somebody track this dog or put a go pro on him what the heck like they don’t even know where he’s getting the bones? So weird

 

[whirrledpeas]

Somebody track this dog or put a go pro on him what the heck like they don’t even know where he’s getting the bones? So weird

They put a tracker on him when he came home a third time. Skull matches the other bones he brought so it’s likely all of the bones are from one person. MOO

 

[whirrledpeas]

The relevant NamUs listing is #UP132352: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Thanks! I hadn’t made my way there yet. Hope he’s able to be identified!

 

[Lwieckowicz]

They put a tracker on him when he came home a third time. Skull matches the other bones he brought so it’s likely all of the bones are from one person. MOO

Oh okay so they do know the location where the remains were found then. That wasn’t clear in the article I read. I found a few men that went missing in the area that matched the description I wonder if they have ruled anyone out as being him yet and I also wonder what the post mortem interval estimate is, I didn’t see one.

 

[stinky19]

Human remains found by Center Point dog identified as missing Alabama man
TIMELINE: Human remains found by dogs in Jefferson County neighborhood identified as missing person
Visually-impaired Jefferson County man missing 1 month; family desperate to know he’s OK

Identified as Curtis Taylor Jr. Visually imparied man reported missing Feb 2024 from *the house across the street*. Which the family then moved out of shortly after and police could not make contact with any of his immediate family members, but apparently he was identified by DNA and dental records. Mother reported him missing, saying Curtis told her he was going to see his father but never arrived. Gunshot wound in the skull, ruled homicide.

 

[GraceG]

Human remains found by Center Point dog identified as missing Alabama man
TIMELINE: Human remains found by dogs in Jefferson County neighborhood identified as missing person
Visually-impaired Jefferson County man missing 1 month; family desperate to know he’s OK

Identified as Curtis Taylor Jr. Visually imparied man reported missing Feb 2024 from *the house across the street*. Which the family then moved out of shortly after and police could not make contact with any of his immediate family members, but apparently he was identified by DNA and dental records. Mother reported him missing, saying Curtis told her he was going to see his father but never arrived. Gunshot wound in the skull, ruled homicide.

Wow, that was unexpected, but it makes sense from the location. Thanks for updating the thread. RIP Curtis.