Delaware News Journal
Suspected human remains found in Gumboro last week were located in the same area a missing man was last seen 10 years earlier.
Police confirmed the discovery Jan. 22 after maintaining a weeklong presence on R Farm Lane. The remains have been turned over to the Division of Forensic Science for identification and to determine manner of death.
Police have yet to announce any link in the cases.
John Douglas Wisniewski Sr., then 45, was last seen at his home on R Farm Lane at about 1 a.m. Jan. 24, 2011, according to a Delaware State Police press release at the time. He is still listed as missing in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
Suspected human remains found in Gumboro after multi-day search: police
Suspected human remains were located in Gumboro, Delaware State Police confirmed Friday.
State Police, with the assistance of the Division of Forensic Science, discovered the suspected remains in the 30000 block of R Farm Lane, a news releases states.
The suspected human remains have been turned over to the Division of Forensic Science for identification and manner of death.
Police had been on the R Farm Lane property for more than a week. On Jan. 21, a Delaware Department of Transportation truck towed an industrial light down the road, out of sight, and then left without it. Three trucks marked “forensics” showed up and parked north of R Farms Lane on Westwoods Road.
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January 22, 2021
GUMBORO, Del. – Delaware State Police say suspected human remains were found in the 30000 block of R Farm Lane in Gumboro Friday morning.
Details are limited at this time. We’re told the suspected remains have been turned over to the Division of Forensic Science for identification and manner of death.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective J. King at 302-741-2821 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.
We will have the latest information as it becomes available.
Salisbury Daily Times
Gumboro residents are abuzz about police presence on a dirt road off Westwoods Road that began Jan. 14.
Neighbors said police were most recently on R Farm Lane on Jan. 21. Later Thursday, a Delaware Department of Transportation truck towed an industrial light down the road, out of sight, and then left without it. Three trucks marked “forensics” showed up and parked north of R Farms Lane on Westwoods Road.
From Jan. 16 through Wednesday, state police responded to Delmarva Now questions saying there was an active and ongoing investigation, furthering the frustration of neighbors who were told there is no threat to public safety.
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