Box of Bones Found in Tennessee Rental | Annapolis News

Annapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

Property managers in Tennessee made a chilling discovery while cleaning a rental garage: a box containing the bones of at least five people, including teens and adults, with vertebrae wired together and fine scalpel marks—strong evidence they were once part of a medical teaching kit. The former tenant thought they might have been donated to the University of Tennessee’s anthropology department decades ago. Now, officials are collaborating with the university’s repatriation office to determine next steps, including possible DNA testing, since the remains appear to be historical, not criminal…