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St. LouisSt. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 5, 2026

Human remains found in partly collapsed Benton Park home

A woman living there told police the remains were her mother’s, authorities said Monday; a rear wall of the Indiana Avenue house collapsed Thursday.

Authorities found human remains around 10 a.m. Thursday inside a brick home in the 3200 block of Indiana Avenue, south of Benton Park, after a rear wall collapsed, St. Louis police Sgt. Sean Mazzola said, according to the Post-Dispatch. A woman living there told police the remains were her mother’s, authorities said Monday.

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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