Welcome to DU!
    The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
    Join the community:
    Create a free account
    Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
    Become a Star Member
    Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
    All Forums
        Issue Forums
        Culture Forums
        Alliance Forums
        Region Forums
        Support Forums
        Help & Search
    
California
Related: About this forumA car found buried in a California backyard is being checked for possible human remains, police say
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/us/car-found-buried-backyard-atherton-california/index.htmlA car found buried in a California backyard is being checked for possible human remains, police say
By Amanda Jackson, CNN
Published 4:08 AM EDT, Fri October 21, 2022
CNN  Authorities are investigating the unusual circumstances surrounding the discovery of a vehicle buried on a residential property about 30 miles south of San Francisco in Atherton, California.
The vehicle was discovered Thursday morning by landscapers working on a project for the current homeowner, according to a news release from Atherton Police Department.
Due to the unknown nature of why the vehicle was buried, cadaver dogs were called to the scene, the department said. The cadaver dogs made a slight notification of possible human remains.
San Mateo Crime Lab technicians are currently excavating the vehicle and no human remains have been found at this time, police said.
[...]
By Amanda Jackson, CNN
Published 4:08 AM EDT, Fri October 21, 2022
CNN  Authorities are investigating the unusual circumstances surrounding the discovery of a vehicle buried on a residential property about 30 miles south of San Francisco in Atherton, California.
The vehicle was discovered Thursday morning by landscapers working on a project for the current homeowner, according to a news release from Atherton Police Department.
Due to the unknown nature of why the vehicle was buried, cadaver dogs were called to the scene, the department said. The cadaver dogs made a slight notification of possible human remains.
San Mateo Crime Lab technicians are currently excavating the vehicle and no human remains have been found at this time, police said.
[...]
					
						5 replies
						
							
  = new reply since forum marked as read
						
					
     
					
						Highlight:
						NoneDon't highlight anything
						5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
					
				
				
						A car found buried in a California backyard is being checked for possible human remains, police say (Original Post)
						sl8
						Oct 2022
						OP
					
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
Meadowoak
(6,592 posts)1. Insurance fraud?
        grumpyduck
(6,670 posts)2. I was scanning Latest Threads just now and
        thought this said "A cat found buried..."
viva la
(4,386 posts)3. How long does it take to dig a hole for a CAR?
        Maybe the digger used a backhoe.
Maybe they found Jimmy Hoffa!
The worst "remains" story I heard was that a man bought a house in foreclosure, and the electricity had been off for weeks, and there was a terrible stench. He followed it to a chest freezer and found....
People! Haven't you ever  heard of renting a boat and dumping into the ocean??? 
(Obviously I listen to too many true-crime podcasts....)
Sneederbunk
(16,924 posts)4. Should be looking for other cars. Bring in the car dogs..
        Auggie
(32,681 posts)5. It's not unheard of for people to be buried in their cars