Human Remains Found Along Railroad Redoubt

Park staff were working along the historic Railroad Redoubt on May 13th as part of the investigation into the ARPA violation at the Texas Monument when they came upon the skeletal remains of an adult with an obvious head injury in what appeared to be a shallow grave. A crime scene investigation was begun in conjunction with Vicksburg PD, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, the Warren County Coroner’s Office and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. Thirty investigators who were attending an advanced crime scene management class at the Mississippi State Police Training Center were brought to the site to assist the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation in processing the scene. The ARPA investigation has been halted until this investigation has been completed.