Fragments of 10 to 20 human skulls have been discovered in a burned-out house in a small town in New Mexico, raising unsettling questions about who the bones belonged to and how the people died, investigators said this week.

Police in New Mexico say they found evidence of human skulls in a house and in discarded bags. They believe the discovery could be tied to a missing persons case.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of human remains, including parts of skulls, in Jal, New Mexico, that could be linked to a missing persons case from 2019.

Officials in Jal, New Mexico, are investigating the discovery of multiple human skulls, including one that may be tied to a woman's disappearance in 2019.

Investigators searched a property in Jal, New Mexico and uncovered bone fragments and evidence of 10 to 20 human skulls.