More study is needed to determine the identity of human remains found over the weekend in a Yolo County creek bed, a sheriff's spokesman said today.
Hunters found the human bones on Sunday in a dry creek bed in the northern part of the county. Yolo County sheriff's deputies and coroner's officials responded and concurred with the hunters that the bones were human.
The bones were collected for analysis.
On Tuesday, another search turned up more bones. The bones found included two leg bones, one rib bone and a jawbone.
The bones were taken to the Chico State Anthropology Department for analysis.
On Wednesday sheriff's deputies were certain that the bones were human after confirmation by the anthropologists.
"We are anticipating a further search on Saturday with the anthropology department," said Yolo County Sheriff's Lt. Martin Torres.
Deputies still do not know the sex or race of the person. Officials are not revealing the exact location of the find to keep the site from being disturbed.
Torres said without more information he could not comment on whether the bones were that of Leticia Barrales Ramos who disappeared April 12, 2009.
Her husband, Felipe Cruz Hernandez, 39, was found guilty of second-degree murder in her death.
Her body was never found.
"At this point it is way too soon to know," said Torres. "We don't even know what race or sex it is. First we need the anthropology department to tell us how long the bones were out there.
There were remnants of a pair of jeans collected with the bones. We are trying to determine if they were connected to the bones."
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