VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Human remains were found Friday in a Virginia Beach home while police were investigating the disappearance of Vicky Cartwright, a woman who went missing in 2023.
Police said the remains were found Cartwright's primary residence, located in the 1000 block of Eaglewood Drive. That's near the intersection of Oceana Boulevard and General Booth Boulevard.
VBPD spokesperson Jackie Savage said the remains were found in a room investigators had not searched before. What room, specifically, and why the room had not been searched before she didn't know.
For much of the day Friday, yellow police tape surrounded the home and people wearing protective white suits were seen going in and out of the house.
Watch: Scene at Eaglewood Drive after police find human remains during missing person investigation
The remains had not been identified as of Friday evening, police said. Police will be doing two separate but parallel investigations, one for the missing person case and a death investigation for the human remains.
The last known date that Cartwright made contact with someone is Sept. 7, 2023, according to online database NamUs. She was 63 at the time she went missing.
Her property was searched numerous times, NamUs says. savage, however, couldn't say Friday exactly how many times or when the house was last searched.
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"They (detectives) came to search the home in its entirety, and during that search, they found the human remains," Savage said.
What will happen next, Savage said, will depend on what else investigators find in the home. The future of the property will be determined once the remains are identified.
News 3 has a crew on this story today working to learn more. This article will be updated with more information.
