HCSO investigating after human remains found in NE Harris County home being remodeled by new owner

Authorities are investigating after human remains were found Saturday in a home in northeast Harris County, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/HCSOTexas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HCSOTexas</a> units responded to a residence at the 13300 blk of Villagrove Drive. Possible human remains have been located inside the location. A new owner was reportedly cleaning the home when the discovery was made. <br><br>HCSO CSI/Homicide &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/hcfmo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hcfmo</a> are enroute. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HouNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HouNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/0HRr59K68V">pic.twitter.com/0HRr59K68V</a></p>&mdash; Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) <a href="https://twitter.com/SheriffEd_HCSO/status/1857944665187823806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Deputies responded to a residence in the 13300 block of Villagrove Drive.

The sheriff’s office says this was a home recently purchased, and the owner was cleaning it out when he found the remains.

Authorities say that someone was renting the home originally and was set to be evicted.

The renter was seen leaving the home about a couple of hours before it caught fire in late August, according to the sheriff’s office.

Investigators say that the human remains were there since the fire occurred. Additionally, the remains weren’t found at the time of the fire because there was a lot of debris, and the house was supposed to be vacant at the time of the arson.

As of now, the sheriff’s office doesn’t know where the renter of the home is at. Furthermore, investigators will have to track down the home’s original owner to help find him.