Mystery in Memphis: Remains of three young children found in wooded area had been there for years, police say

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsMystery in Memphis: Remains of three young children found in wooded area had been there for years, police sayMemphis Police announced the gruesome discovery Wednesday, with the department chief calling it ‘heartbreaking’Rachel Dobkin in New York Thursday 23 April 2026 05:07 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963221","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/child-remains-found-memphis-b2963221.html","title":"Remains of three kids found in wooded Memphis area had been there for years: police"}}CloseRemains of family missing since 1958 finally found in mystery that shocked AmericaThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSource...