Police Identify Woman Who Placed Backpack With Suspected Human Remains In Dumpster

A young woman who placed a backpack with suspected human remains in a dumpster behind a store in Virginia has been identified, police said.

Chesterfield County police responded to a report of a suspicious incident that happened in Victoria Square shopping center Monday. A store employee reported to police that an unknown woman placed a backpack in the nearby dumpster before entering the store. Witnesses also noticed the young woman leaving the area without the backpack. The employee who got suspicious checked the bag in the dumpster, found blood on it and informed police, Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

"An employee saw the young lady put something in the dumpster, and thought it was odd,” Chesterfield police Maj. Michael Louth said Tuesday. The employee “subsequently went out there and saw the book bag, and it had some blood on it," Louth added.

Responding officers discovered suspected human remains from the book bag which were later sent for an autopsy, the report said.

When Louth was asked if the remains appeared to be that of an infant, he replied: “I’m just going to stick to possible human remains until I can have it verified."

The surveillance footage of the store captured the images of the woman who is believed to have dumped the remains.

Police released the images of the woman seeking help to identify her and expressed fears that she or anyone else in connection with her would need medical help.

Almost 16 hours after releasing the images, Chesterfield County police updated in a news release that they have identified the woman.

“The investigation is ongoing. We have no additional information to release at this time,” police said.

Earlier this week, two brothers from Chicago were taken into custody after they revealed that they buried their mother and sister in their backyard. Police recovered the remains that were found buried in two separate containers in the backyard of the siblings' house in Lyons on Saturday. The brothers claimed their mother and sister were buried after they died out of illnesses in 2015 and 2019.