Buyer makes alarming discovery inside abandoned storage locker, Oregon cops say
Someone bought an abandoned storage locker in Oregon and made an alarming discovery, police said.
The buyer found what appeared to be human remains in a container in the locker, The Dalles Police Department said in a July 30 post on Facebook.
The locker was at a storage facility, according to police.
Officers secured the area and called in a major crimes team, which recovered the remains, police said.
The identity of the person found dead “will be determined by the state medical examiner pursuant to an autopsy,” according to police.
In the release, police Chief Tom M. Worthy said, “every available resource is being brought to bear to investigate this potential crime and I have every confidence in the abilities (of) our detectives and our partner agencies assisting us in this investigation.”
The Dalles is about an 85-mile drive east from Portland.
This story was originally published July 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM with the headline "Buyer makes alarming discovery inside abandoned storage locker, Oregon cops say."
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