SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND ALONG A PATH IN
CARROLL COUNTY BELONG TO LOCAL
HOMELESS MAN
(Westminster, MD) -- Maryland State Police investigators identify skeletal
remains found on October 6, 2012, along a path in a vacant lot in Carroll
County, Md.
The man has been identified as Thomas E. Linhan, 67, no
fixed address. An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
revealed no apparent trauma. There was no evidence of foul play.
The
skeletal remains, now identified as Linhan, were found shortly before noon on
October 6, 2012, as citizens walked through a vacant lot in the 500 block of
Baltimore Boulevard in Westminster, Maryland. There was no identification
located with the remains. All remains were processed and recovered at the scene
by forensic investigator and crime scene technicians. The skeletal remains were
transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an
examination and autopsy.
Maryland State Police Homicide investigators
were contacted by Westminster Police Department and assumed the investigation.
Information was communicated to police departments throughout the region and
requests were made to check missing person files for potential matches based on
the available information. Additional forensic tests were conducted.
After an exhausting search, investigators contacted the Carroll Hospital
Center in Westminster and obtain x-rays of a local homeless man. A detailed
comparison of the x-rays and the remains lead to a positive identification of
Linhan. The comparison was conducted by Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Investigators are still attempting to locate Linhan’s next of kin.
Anyone who may have information is urged to contact Maryland State Police
investigators immediately at 410-386-3000
Submitted:
Maryland State Police
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