Well now, how’s everybody doin’ today? Hope you’re all cozy and comfortable, ’cause I’ve got a tale that might just make you check your own crawlspace before you get too settled in.
You know, when folks buy a new home, they often dream of uncovering hidden treasures – maybe some old coins, or a long-lost family heirloom. But I reckon a family down in Seminole, Florida, got a whole different kind of surprise back in 2022. They’d just purchased their place, settling in and probably planning out where the new sofa would go, when they decided to explore the nooks and crannies. And sure enough, tucked away in the crawlspace, they found themselves an old suitcase.
Now, most folks, myself included, might open an old suitcase with a sense of hopeful curiosity. Maybe it’s full of vintage clothes, or letters from a bygone era. But what this family found inside was quite a bit more… permanent. They opened it up and discovered a human skull, along with other bones.
Now, that’s not something you just shrug off, is it? So, as any sensible person would, they called up the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators came right out, and their forensics folks got to work figuring things out. They determined that these bones belonged to an adult. And here’s the kicker: they’re not related to any recent crime. That certainly takes a load off your mind, but it also leaves you with a mighty big mystery.
Right now, nobody knows how old these bones are, or who this person was. The story gets even more intriguing because tucked away in that very same suitcase, they found a small piece of paper. On that paper, there was an old photograph of a woman, and written right there were the words, ‘Thelma Booth.’
Imagine that! A name, a face from the past, all wrapped up in a suitcase in your crawlspace. This whole thing got me thinking about family history. If you’re ever curious about your own roots, or just want to make sure no distant cousin’s forgotten belongings are tucked away in *your* attic, an ancestry DNA kit from Amazon (paid link) could be a mighty interesting project. Might just uncover some fascinating stories, hopefully without any dusty old suitcases involved.
For now, the investigators are still piecing this puzzle together, trying to identify Thelma Booth – or whoever those bones belong to – and figure out just how that suitcase came to rest in that Seminole home’s crawlspace. Makes you wonder what secrets might be tucked away in your own home, doesn’t it?
Original story from WFLX.
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