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Landscapers find concrete-filled car buried for decades in yard of Silicon Valley mansion
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:27 am
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:27 am
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Landscapers working in the yard of a $15 million mansion in Silicon Valley discovered a car filled with bags of concrete – which was giving off a smell of human remains – that had been buried decades ago, police said.
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Police believe the car was buried 4 to 5 feet deep in the 1990s — before the current owners bought the home
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Police said the registered owner of the car is being investigated, but they are not being named a this time.
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Very interested to see how the registered owner of the car is going to explain this one.
This post was edited on 10/21/22 at 11:35 am
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Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:28 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
Hoffa
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:28 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
Reminds me of that house on Sherwood Forest with the VW Beetle buried in the front yard.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:35 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
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The unused bags of concrete were placed throughout the vehicle
This is intriguing, why add bags of concrete just to bury the car in your backyard?
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Cadaver dogs alerted to possible human remains, but none had been found more than 12 hours after the car was dug up
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:35 am to Shexter
When was this???
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:36 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
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Very interested to see how the registered owner of the car is going to explain this one.
I saw a news report yesterday where the reporter said his source said the car was registered to the previous owners of the house.
ETA...
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/peninsula/car-buried-in-atherton-backyard/3036540/
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Police believe the car has been in the ground since the 1990s and belonged to a previous owner of the home. They added that the current owner of the property, who called police, said they had no idea the car was there.
This post was edited on 10/21/22 at 11:38 am
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:38 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
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car filled with bags of concrete – which was giving off a smell of human remains – that had been buried decades ago
Would the smell of rotting remains still be present after that long?
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:38 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
The age-old mystery has now been solved
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:38 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
Notable current and former residents include Paul Allen, the late co-founder of Microsoft, Lindsey Buckingham, of Fleetwood Mac, disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, NBA star Stephen Curry, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and MLB Hall of Famer Ty Cobb.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:40 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
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The unused bags of concrete were placed throughout the vehicle, though it was blanketed by dirt over the roof, he said.
Can someone help me understand this? I can't see a purpose in filling a car with unused bags of concrete unless you are burying it close to the water table and don't want it to float.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:43 am to JudgeHolden
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Can someone help me understand this? I can't see a purpose in filling a car with unused bags of concrete unless you are burying it close to the water table and don't want it to float.
Maybe the hope was that the liquids as the body broke down would absorb into the concrete, somehow masking the odor or dna? I don’t know, I’m just spitballing here.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:44 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
The remains are inside the concrete bags.
1. Chop body
2. Open bags
3. Put parts inside bags with loose concrete
4. Add moisture
5. Reseal bags
1. Chop body
2. Open bags
3. Put parts inside bags with loose concrete
4. Add moisture
5. Reseal bags
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:45 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
This is where I parked my car.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 11:45 am to Sl0thstronautEsq
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The average home price in the town of 7,000 people stands around $7.5 million.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 12:02 pm to Weekend Warrior79
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why add bags of concrete just to bury the car in your backyard
Isn't there lime in concrete?
Posted on 10/21/22 at 12:12 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
So this body has been buried since the 90’s yet it is giving off smells human remains? I don’t know if I buy that. After 30 plus years their wouldn’t be anything but bones left.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 12:13 pm to CCT
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When was this???
There was a mound in the front yard of a house on Sherwood near the intersection with Goodwood.
The car was probably buried there in the 70's. At least, that's what the local story was.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 12:17 pm to TDsngumbo
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Maybe the hope was that the liquids as the body broke down would absorb into the concrete, somehow masking the odor or dna? I don’t know, I’m just spitballing here.
As good a theory as any. Hmm.
Bags of concrete. A hole in someone's yard with a car buried in it. Maybe a contractor?
Posted on 10/21/22 at 12:18 pm to Ponchy Tiger
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So this body has been buried since the 90’s yet it is giving off smells human remains?
I read it as saying the cadaver dogs could detect it. I think they can detect scents left by bodies after decades of burial.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 12:23 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
One theory from posters on Jalopnik is that the car might have been involved in a hit and run accident and this was a way to get rid of the car. The scent of human remains could have been from the person who was hit, but that doesn't explain the unused bags of concrete 
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