November 5, 2009

A local man and his grandson out flying a kite near Oso Bay discovered something that gave them quite a surprise. They found what appeared to be human skeletal remains. That find brought police to the scene and has had the Medical Examiners office making a ruling in the case.

Jose Escobedo Jr. told us that his grandson actually spotted the skeleton and when the youngster pointed it out to his grandpa. Escobedo told him it was just deer bones. Escobedo met us out where his grandson found the skeleton. Of course, he tells us he knew good and well that the bones were human and he quickly called police out to the scene.

He thought this could have been the scene of a murder. That's because he found several bullet casings about 90 feet from the remains. Escobedo: "I thought right away they were human bones but I didn't think it was an Indian bones because the bones were clean and had some red on them and the teeth were clean as well."

We called police investigators who told us that they were informed by the Medical Examiner's office that the bones were those of an Indian. They don't consider it a crime scene but an Indian burial ground. Whatever it is, we discovered what appeared to be more bones out at the site. We found part of a skull and other body parts. We contacted a member of the south Texas indigenous people who came out to the scene to bless the bones and the area.