According to police, Florida deputies discovered what they believe to be human remains at a residence where a elderly couple was bound and kept captive.
According to NBC affiliate WTLV, Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook told media during a Friday media briefing that the particularly gruesome discovery was made at the residence in the 1500 block of County Road 315.
Cook explained to the network: “We’ve uncovered what could potentially be human remains. I do not know how long these remains have been there, other than they have been there for a while.”
Aubrey Lumpkin, 46, the home invasion suspect, claimed he buried someone in the area, according to her. “Mr. Lumpkin made a lot of statements that night and we’re taking every statement he made and running it down.”
According to WTLV, the remains have yet to be identified.
It’s a significant step forward in the case of an elderly couple who were held captive and in the same residence.
Lumpkin reportedly broke into the residence and held the couple hostage, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).
Lumpkin called police on April 11 and told them he “needed to confess something,” Cook told reporters on Tuesday.
Lumpkin told police, according to WTLV, that: “I’m a piece of s***. I need medical attention out here for this elderly couple. I’m turning myself in.”
Cook continued, Lumpkin had stated several times that he had buried someone in the house.
When cops came, they discovered the couple had been held captive in the back of the house for 2 days.
Emergency services were dispatched shortly after the couple was discovered, and they were taken to a neighboring hospital for treatment.
According to NBC affiliate WFLA, the couple was found to be malnourished, dehydrated, and afflicted.
