A homebuyer who purchased a foreclosed residence in Connecticut earlier this month found the skeletal remains of three people inside the property over the weekend, authorities said.
Officials said the homeowner had bought the house "as is" at a foreclosure auction. No additional details were provided about the circumstances surrounding the discovery, and the Chief Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined an official cause of death or confirmed the identities of the three individuals. However, officials said there is "no indication of anything suspicious and no indication of any criminal aspect."
Officials have not disclosed which room or area of the home the skeletal remains were found in. NTD reached out to local authorities for more information, but a response was not received by publication time.
Detectives with the Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crime Unit are handling the investigation. Officials said the incident appears to be isolated and that there is not ongoing threat to the public at this time.
"This is all the information available for release at this time," the department added. "CSP will provide updates once manner of death is determined and the identification of the three individuals is confirmed."
The court-appointed attorney, Christopher Thogmartin, wrote in the filing that the auction was held outside the premises because the property "was in an obvious state of neglect" and had signs posted reading "Keep Out" and "Owner Occupied Premises." He said no attempt was made to enter the residence before the auction, which ended with a winning bid of $525,000.
Thogmartin noted that the remains were in an advanced state of decomposition and that their discovery raised questions about the validity of the foreclosure judgment. In the event the foreclosure sale was canceled, he asked the court for guidance on coordinating the return of the winning bidder's $82,000 deposit.