Jeanfromfillmore
06-07-2011, 02:51 PM
Mass Graves Under Investigation in Liberty County
HARDIN, Texas - An FBI spokeswoman has confirmed the agency is assisting Liberty County Sheriff's Office investigators after a report of mass graves found north of Daisetta.
Investigators have closed the intersection of County Road 2048 and County Road 2049 in Hardin, according to a news report from The Cleveland Advocate.
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the intersection and a home on CR 2048 acting on information they were alerted to Tuesday afternoon.
A spokesman for the Liberty County Sheriff's Office told The Cleveland Advocate that deputies were trying to obtain a warrant to search the home.
A cadaver dog is assisting in the search effort for as many as 30 bodies, according to The Cleveland Advocate.
Read more: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/110607-liberty-county-graves-investigation#ixzz1OdKe42k3
DEVELOPING: A mass grave was discovered in Daisetta, Texas, MyFoxHouston.com reported, citing a Liberty County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman.
Authorities reportedly said as many as 30 bodies were found at the intersection of two county roads in the southeastern part of the state, KPRC-TV reported.
Sheriff deputies are at a home in Hardin, where they were told about the bodies from a tipster, KHOU.com reported. The tipster described dismembered children's bodies, the station reported, citing another source. FoxNews.com could not independently confirm the report.
The FBI is helping with the investigation.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/06/07/mass-grave-found-in-texas/#ixzz1OdKmVqW1
HARDIN, Texas - An FBI spokeswoman has confirmed the agency is assisting Liberty County Sheriff's Office investigators after a report of mass graves found north of Daisetta.
Investigators have closed the intersection of County Road 2048 and County Road 2049 in Hardin, according to a news report from The Cleveland Advocate.
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the intersection and a home on CR 2048 acting on information they were alerted to Tuesday afternoon.
A spokesman for the Liberty County Sheriff's Office told The Cleveland Advocate that deputies were trying to obtain a warrant to search the home.
A cadaver dog is assisting in the search effort for as many as 30 bodies, according to The Cleveland Advocate.
Read more: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/110607-liberty-county-graves-investigation#ixzz1OdKe42k3
DEVELOPING: A mass grave was discovered in Daisetta, Texas, MyFoxHouston.com reported, citing a Liberty County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman.
Authorities reportedly said as many as 30 bodies were found at the intersection of two county roads in the southeastern part of the state, KPRC-TV reported.
Sheriff deputies are at a home in Hardin, where they were told about the bodies from a tipster, KHOU.com reported. The tipster described dismembered children's bodies, the station reported, citing another source. FoxNews.com could not independently confirm the report.
The FBI is helping with the investigation.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/06/07/mass-grave-found-in-texas/#ixzz1OdKmVqW1