Dog finds human skull in northwest Houston wooded lot

Authorities combed a forested lot for skeletal remains Thursday after a dog found a human skull.

A homeowner near the 11800 block of Ferndell Street, near Furay Road in northeast Houston, called police after the pup brought them the skull from a property thick with trees and garbage, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said

Investigators found more bone fragments and “burn spots” in the lot, the sheriff continued.

“Deputies that know the area very well say it’s a very desolate, dark area,” Gonzalez said. “There’s not a lot of lighting out here and, as you can see, it’s used as some kind of dumping ground.”

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The medical examiner confirmed that the skull was human and police are treated the investigation as a possible homicide.

“We don’t know if foul play is involved yet,” Gonzalez said, adding that the person could have died of natural causes.

The lot where the skull was found in wedged between a neighborhood of trailer homes and the Whispering Pines Landfill.