By Jason Hall
May 11, 2021
Family members made a shocking discovery while cleaning out the Casco, Maine home of their deceased father.
Maine State Police said they received a call from one of family members at around 3:26 p.m. on Saturday (May 8) claiming they found human remains in an outbuilding on the property, according to a department news release.
Officials have not confirmed how long they thought the remains were at the home or whether they belonged to the deceased father,
Douglas Scott, 82, who died earlier this year. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner begun a post-mortem examination on the remains on Sunday morning, May 9th, 2021, the news release stated. Additional testing and examination is likely to take place throughout the coming weeks.
Police investigate discovery of human remains at home of deceased Casco man
Relatives cleaning out their father s home after his death found the remains in an outbuilding on the property on Poland Spring Road.
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Relatives cleaning out their deceased father’s home in Casco this weekend called police after they discovered skeletal remains in an outbuilding on the property, police said Monday.
Skeletal remains were found Saturday in an outbuilding next to this home at 196 Poland Spring Road in Casco. A family member found the bones while cleaning out their deceased father’s residence.
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The discovery was made shortly before 3:26 p.m. Saturday on Poland Spring Road, at the home of Douglas Scott, who died this year at 82, state police said in a statement.
Skeletal remains found on property in Casco, Maine
By Charlie McKenna Globe Correspondent,Updated May 10, 2021, 5:09 p.m.
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A family member cleaning out their dead fatherâs residence in Casco, Maine, discovered skeletal remains in an outbuilding on the property on Saturday, Maine State Police said.
The Cumberland County Sheriffâs Department received a 911 call to report the discovery at 196 Poland Springs Road at 3:26 p.m. on Saturday, said Shannon Moss, a Maine State Police spokeswoman, in a statement. The remains were discovered on the property of 82-year-old Douglas Scott, who died of COVID-19 earlier this year.
From the desk of Shannon Moss, DPS PIO
At approximately 3:26 pm on May 8th, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call from an individual reporting the discovery of skeletal remains at 196 Poland Springs Road. The call was made by a family member who was cleaning out their father’s residence who died earlier in the year. The remains were found in an outbuilding on the property. The deceased father was identified as Douglas Scott, 82- years old.
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner begun a post-mortem examination on the remains on Sunday morning, May 9th, 2021. Additional testing and examination is likely to take place throughout the coming weeks.