Bones found in Starr County Ranch
677 views · Published 15 December 2011 · 1:21 · Indexed 14 November 2026
Channel: CBS Rio Grande Valley · 2011 · News & Politics
The remains were found last Friday, but the recent rain that has descended on the valley put the investigation on hold until today.
Starr County investigators tell Action 4 News a ranch hand is the one who found the initial bones last Friday. Today investigators scoured the ranch just off of F-M 650 near Fronton for more clues into how this person died.
Investigators say they were able to recover most of the skeleton and believe the remains are a woman because of a shoe that was found near most of the bones.
Despite these clues, Starr County violent crimes investigator Homer Flores says they might not ever find out who this person was.
Flores says they get their share of illegal immigrants dying out in the brush, whether that be from dehydration or even a snake bite.
Ht tells Action 4 News it has been a while since they've found an immigrant dead on someone's ranch. This past year many were found in the Rio Grande.
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