SPRING, Texas – Skeletal remains found inside a Spring home have investigators with Harris County Sheriff’s Office trying to figure out how the person died and when.
Investigators said they were called to the home in the 20400 block of Long Cypress Drive by a man who lives there, but still haven’t been able to gather much information.
Neighbors said a mother and her adult son live in the house. They described the mother and son as extremely reclusive. Some said they’d never even seen the woman before. Others said they assumed she died years ago. As it turns out they, might be right but it seems her body never left the house.
“Nothing happens at that house, nobody goes, nobody comes. That’s just how it’s always been,” said neighbor Jennifer Jones.
While considered eerily quiet, skeletal remains found inside the house is unimaginable news.
“That would’ve never crossed my mind,” Jones said.
Because of the advanced state of decomposition, officials said right now it’s unclear if this was a case of murder or natural death, but they said they got called around 5 p.m. by the man who lives there.
“The male right now that resides in this home is in the hospital and he’s being medically evaluated,” said HCSO Deputy Thomas Gilliland.
Meanwhile, an investigation into what happened had forensic crews and detectives cordoning off the house.
“I got home and I saw all of the police cars and was like, ‘Oh my God, what happened?” Jones said.
HCSO investigators said they want to ask the man who called 911 from the home more questions in hopes of determining how the woman died and when. The remains are also being examined by an anthropologist. Right now, they said it’s too early to tell whether any charges will be filed.
Officials said at the scene that It is a crime to not report a death.