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Human skull found in Headland

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Authorities on the scene in Headland where a skull was found. (Photo Source: RickeyStokesNews.com)

HEADLAND, AL (WSFA) -

The Alabama Bureau of Investigation is looking into a case in which a human skull was discovered in Henry County.

Henry County Sheriff William Maddox confirmed that a farmer in Headland found the skull. No additional details regarding the discovery were immediately available.

This is the second discovery of human remains in a week in Henry County.

An investigator searching for a missing Barbour County woman found the remains of a body behind a church along Highway 95 on January 10.

That case is being investigated as a criminal investigation.

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