Authorities try to crack 68-year-old cold case
Lelia Bryan, 36, and her 4-year-old daughter, Mary Rachel Bryan, went missing on May 10, 1941, according to The Charley Project, which documents missing person cases
Posted — UpdatedThe women were declared dead in 1948, though no remains were found.
In November, the current homeowner agreed to let crews search under the floor using deep-penetrating radar. Authorities noticed three anomalies under the concrete.
SBI agents and forensic scientists cut slabs of concrete from the basement of the home. Agents sifted through mounds of dirt from beneath the concrete and, late Tuesday, announced they found an animal bone, possibly from a deer, and shards of glass. No human remains were found, officials said.
At this point, investigators have cleared the scene as a possible burial site for the missing mother and daughter.
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