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Collier County Sheriff's Office
investigators, along with the District 20 Medical Examiner's Office and Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation officers, work the scene where human remains
were found near the intersection of Miller Boulevard and 126th Avenue Southeast
in Golden Gate Estates over the weekend. CCSO photo.
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The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is
asking for the public’s help identifying human remains found in Golden Gate
Estates over the weekend.
Hikers discovered the remains in the
Picayune Strand State Forest around 2 p.m. Saturday. A human skull was
discovered in standing water in a wooded area near the intersection of 126
Avenue Southeast and Miller Boulevard. An 8-inch bone and a section of vertebrae
were found near the roadside.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to the
scene, collected the remains and turned them over to the Collier County Medical
Examiner’s Office.
A preliminary examination by the
medical examiner’s office determined that the remains are from a female over
the age of 30 who had extensive dental work, according to detectives. She also
had a previous broken collar bone that had healed.
She had red polish on her fingernails.
She had red polish on her fingernails.
Detectives believe the remains have
been in place for at least four days.
A cause and manner of death have not
yet been determined.
An investigation continues.
Anyone with information is asked to
call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 239.252.9300, or if you wish to
remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward, call Crime Stoppers at
1-800-780-TIPS (8477).
