# Human remains found in Folsom Lake

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-remains-found-in-folsom-lake/737643>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 15, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-remains-found-in-folsom-lake/737643 "2015-11-15T19:47:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-remains-found-in-folsom-lake/737643/1 "2015-11-15T19:47:11Z")

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[Article](http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/experts-investigate-skeletal-remains-at-folsom-lake/36426766)

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> She also said she found an old cell phone and a Price Club card near the remains.
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> “It was not a smart phone. It was much older,” Veronica Pearson said.
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> The drought has likely played a part in the remains being found, as Folsom Lake is just 2 feet from its all-time low water level.

Price Club merged with Costco in 1993 and was completely gone by 1997. I’d like to hear how this case turns out (though I probably won’t).

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**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-remains-found-in-folsom-lake/737643/2 "2015-11-15T20:02:06Z")

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“I have a heart. This is someone’s family member.” said Veronica Pearson, sharing photos she’d taken of the bones. Nice.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-remains-found-in-folsom-lake/737643/3 "2015-11-15T20:19:30Z")

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She should give the heart to the cops. What’s she doing with it, anyway? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-remains-found-in-folsom-lake/737643/4 "2015-11-15T20:22:13Z")

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“The drought has likely played a part in the remains being found”

Ah, **drought**. Not doughnut as first read.

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-remains-found-in-folsom-lake/737643/5 "2015-11-17T16:25:54Z")

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It’s probably that guy from Reno, that was shot just to watch him die.

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-remains-found-in-folsom-lake/737643/6 "2015-11-17T18:55:11Z")

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While a lot of us starting thinking about unsolved murder, it was more likely a homeless person who died of natural causes or someone who died from an accident.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-remains-found-in-folsom-lake/737643/7 "2015-11-17T19:52:38Z")

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> [@PastTense](#):
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> While a lot of us starting thinking about unsolved murder, it was more likely a homeless person who died of natural causes

With a mobile phone and a Price Club card?

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> or someone who died from an accident.

Easily possible. But they didn’t say anything about people who went missing at the lake, search efforts, etc.

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-remains-found-in-folsom-lake/737643/8 "2015-11-17T22:48:53Z")

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The bones were scattered; so the phone and Price Club card may or may not be connected to that person–people lose stuff all over.