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Human remains located in Security-Widefield area, believed to be suspicious

Human remains located in Security-Widefield area, believed to be suspicious
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SECURITY-WIDEFIELD, Colo. (KOAA) — Human remains have been located in the Security-Widefield area and an investigation is underway, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff's office says a utility worker found the remains around 10:30 a.m. Thursday near a drainage pond in Pinello Ranch, which is located off of Highway 85.

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This is a developing story. News5 will continue to update this web story as we learn more.

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One man is on a mission to find a permanent home for a wind phone to honor his mother

Derrick Johnson says he is on a mission. He wants to find a permanent home in Colorado Springs for a wind phone to honor his mother, Ellen Lopes. She is one of the identified victims in the Return to Nature Funeral Home case.

One man is on a mission to find a permanent home for a wind phone to honor his mother

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