Texas Rangers & Sheriff’s Department Investigators survey the scene where a badly decomposed body was found on Thursday morning under a bridge in southwestern Lamar County. (eParisExtra photo by Josh Allen)
At around 9:40 am on Thursday, June 13, TxDOT workers — before starting routine road construction — reported to the Lamar County Sheriff’s Department that they had located a deceased and decomposing body underneath a bridge on FM 2122 in Southwestern Lamar County.
This bridge, located in southwest Lamar County on FM 2122, is the bridge that the body was found under. (eParisExtra! photo by Josh Allen – Click to enlarge)
“TxDOT workers were inspecting the roadway before beginning road work, and one of the workers saw the body under the bridge and notified law enforcement,” stated Sheriff Scot Cass
Sheriff Cass speaking with TxDOT at the location the body was discovered. (eParis Extra! photo by Josh – Click to enlarge)
The Texas Rangers are on-site to assist the Sheriff’s Department investigators. The identity of the deceased is still unknown, and it is still unclear whether the body is a male or female, due to the extreme decomposition. Investigators are treating the case as a homicide, according to officials with the Sheriff’s Department.
“The body is very decomposed, and I cannot say right now whether its male or female at this point,” Cass said. ”A lot of rumors are going around as to the identification of the body, but I cannot verify any identity at this time.”
“We will be sending the body to a lab out of county for a full autopsy,” he continued.
Stay tuned to eParisExtra for reports on the case as information is released.
