Creepy Find in Schenectady Turns Out to Be From the 1800s

Grave Discovery in Schenectady

What began as a strange and unsettling discovery in Schenectady left some residents wondering if their neighborhood was safe or if it was groundbreaking evidence that could solve a Capital Region cold case.

Instead, the police say this mystery has roots that go back hundreds of years.

According to the Schenectady Police Department , detectives were called to a vacant lot on Westover Place after crews uncovered human remains while working on the property in a residential area near a large playground. loading...

Likely from the 1800s

Schenectady Police said yesterday in a report that, "the human remains discovered were disturbed from an iron casket during excavation work on a vacant parcel of land. At this time, the incident does not appear to be suspi