Update: Investigators have solved the mystery of a human skull found near Cheney. Officials tell Eyewitness News someone who used to live at the property where the skull was found says they buried the skull in the yard.
That former resident says the skull had been in their family's possession since it was left on their parents' doorstep in Circleville, Kansas on Halloween night back in 1949.
Investigators say attempts were made to identify the skull in the late 1970s, but the family was informed that the skull was of asian descent and was most likely a World War II souvenir.
The skull was buried before the resident moved in 2010.
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Sedgwick County investigators were back out searching farm land near Cheney Friday morning. But they are now done searching the area for human remains.
On January 29, someone looking to buy a farmstead discovered the skull and turned it over to Cheney police. Authorities have determined it is from an African American woman between the ages of 30-50.
This week, Cheney asked Sedgdwick County to take lead of the investigation. They spent Thursday and Friday morning searching a farm field near 2nd and 375th Street West. They haven't found anything else at this time.
This isn't the first skull found near Cheney. Last year, another skull from an African American woman between 18-25 years old was also discovered. At that time the sheriff's department was asking for help in trying to figure out who the skull belonged to.
Sheriff investigator Captain Greg Pollock says the two skulls were discovered about eight miles apart. One was found near a tree row and the other near a river bed. He says they are checking missing person reports and working with several agencies to try and identify both skulls. Right now neither skull found matches any local missing person reports.
But Pollock says right now they have no reason to believe right now that the two skulls are connected. If you have any information, you're asked to call CrimeStoppers at (316) 267-2111.
