Human remains

"Police believe the remains are those of the missing 65-year-old Laura man, pending the formal identification process," Queensland Police said in a statement.

The remains, found last year on July 25, August 6 and August 16, belong to Claude Russell Pensinger, 52, who went missing in 1998.

One of the many sets of human remains found within Lake Mead has been identified, bring the mystery to a close.

Police said a fraud investigation has been launched.

The human remains were found close to a campus soccer stadium.

Maria Llamas went missing after she visited a flea market in November 2016.

An autopsy is being carried out to determine how Matthew Turner died, said a county coroner in Georgia.

The skull is the second set of human remains found in the area in southwestern England in recent months.

Irish police are working to determine whether a butter container from 2001 could reveal when the man died.

Since May, five sets of human remains have been discovered in Lake Mead. Hundreds of bodies could be buried in the reservoir's depths.

South Carolina police have described the death as "suspicious."

Police have not revealed the identity of the person found inside the vehicle.

Officers are investigating after the body of a 71-year-old woman was discovered in a property in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

The remains of two girls and two boys were found in an apartment in Boston.

Law enforcement discovered six skulls and bones believed to be from arms and legs.

Police have launched an investigation into how the remains ended up in the area behind the house, and what was the cause of death.

Forensic pathologist Charmaine van Wyk told Newsweek medieval forms of torture would rank highly in terms of most horrific deaths.

The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft in Iceland hosts various weird and wacky displays, including mummified animal skulls and rune-carved wooden staves.

Rebecca Seay, 83, was first reported as missing in mid-February, and the partner of her late child has been charged with abusing her corpse.

Receding water levels have led to a spate of grisly discoveries in the reservoir, but officials are also warning of the dangers of not wearing a life jacket.

Chicago Police Department said a homicide investigation is underway after Frances Walker's body was found in a freezer and that a suspect is in custody.

Peter Myers, 68, was last seen in the summer, according to police.

Bodies decompose at a variety of rates depending on the temperature, humidity, insects and clothing, leading to difficulties identifying individuals.

The main ways that bodies can be identified is using facial recognition, fingerprints, dental records, and DNA identification.

The Jefferson County Coroner said the skull was most likely from a person who had died several years ago.

Conservation staff conducting a biological and wildlife survey discovered the jawbone in the Iowa River.

Officers in Lincoln, Nebraska, found the body of a 22-year-old man inside a gray sedan. The car had been in the lot for more than a day, according to a Taco Bell employee.

The victim's head and knee were seen poking out of the suitcase.

Neighbors had not seen the resident in a year and assumed she had moved away.

Indiana police have not yet made the man's identity public, and statistics show 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered each year.