Sometimes human remains are uncovered and the police are called, because the state of preservation is such that everyone believes the human remains are recent.
Sometimes human remains are uncovered and the police are called, because the state of preservation is such that everyone believes the human remains are recent. On 25 January 2024, police in Northern Ireland were called out for the discovery of human remains. The chief investigator, Detective Inspector Nikki Deehan told reporters that the remains were so well preserved in the peaty soil that no one realized it was not a recent death. It has been suggested that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) used The Black Bog in Northern Ireland, during The Troubles, to hide their victims. Therefore, because of the state of preservation of this body, the exhumation received full forensic attention to prevent any cross-contamination (Media, 2024).