PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – The human remains found in downtown Portland on Monday and last week belonged to a 38-year-old man, police announced on Wednesday.
The first discovery was made on Oct. 13, when a crew cleaning up campsites found human remains inside of a garbage bag in the area of Southeast Harvey Milk Street and Southwest Naito Parkway.
Then, on Monday, Oct. 19, police say human remains were found at another homeless camp near West Burnside Street and I-405 at around 12:40 p.m.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, the State Medical Examiner has confirmed the remains all belonged to one person. His name has not yet been released.
Police said that while the ME is still waiting on toxicology tests, the remains don’t show specific injuries or “abnormalities.”
Detectives are still investigating how the man’s remains became separated, police said. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact homicidetips@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 26-304859.
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