{"id":29091,"date":"2025-06-19T12:37:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29091"},"modified":"2025-06-19T12:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:37:35","slug":"police-identify-human-remains-found-near-taylor-swifts-rhode-island-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29091","title":{"rendered":"Police Identify Human Remains Found near Taylor Swift\u2019s Rhode Island Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36 ContentRenderer_paragraph-first___d_VF\">Following their discovery of human remains last month, police have positively identified them as belonging to a man who had been reported missing in April.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"adv\">\n<div class=\"Ad-Container AdvInTextBuilder_slot-wrapper___Oz3G\">\n<div class=\"AdvTitle_wrap__c0mSw\">\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">Westerly, R.I., police have confirmed the identity of the victim whose remains were found not far from Taylor Swift&#8217;s Rhode Island mansion.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\">\n<div class=\"Image_container__oHMMQ\">\n<div class=\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.barabola.com\/mGaz0sXyEf3cvV3xyKGinHgFEi9rW-YK5Vo1c42eJrw\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZWZkOTA1MjY5YmE2MjhjMTlmNDA4N2IyYjdmMmMzYTkwMjU5NzY2ZWFkYjJlMzEwMTMxNTYxOTNkMjAzNjg5ZC5wbmc_d2lkdGg9MTEyNSZoZWlnaHQ9NjIz.jpg 375w,https:\/\/imgproxy.barabola.com\/eiVNKzeVuKf-pAaEDg0Cn8uITwqhgs1ByqWcrgiWiC4\/rs:fill:576:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZWZkOTA1MjY5YmE2MjhjMTlmNDA4N2IyYjdmMmMzYTkwMjU5NzY2ZWFkYjJlMzEwMTMxNTYxOTNkMjAzNjg5ZC5wbmc_d2lkdGg9MTEyNSZoZWlnaHQ9NjIz.jpg 576w,https:\/\/imgproxy.barabola.com\/NP_arObMH1NlMiuzN7mfeu58xeKmNy90zGjl00HUGj0\/rs:fill:768:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZWZkOTA1MjY5YmE2MjhjMTlmNDA4N2IyYjdmMmMzYTkwMjU5NzY2ZWFkYjJlMzEwMTMxNTYxOTNkMjAzNjg5ZC5wbmc_d2lkdGg9MTEyNSZoZWlnaHQ9NjIz.jpg 768w,https:\/\/imgproxy.barabola.com\/ueR-9PS_iR8tYZzLIkseBdXrymfZ5hrS49ZfWJ41-Rk\/rs:fill:992:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZWZkOTA1MjY5YmE2MjhjMTlmNDA4N2IyYjdmMmMzYTkwMjU5NzY2ZWFkYjJlMzEwMTMxNTYxOTNkMjAzNjg5ZC5wbmc_d2lkdGg9MTEyNSZoZWlnaHQ9NjIz.jpg 992w,https:\/\/imgproxy.barabola.com\/gYW7rYWpbkXWRdtfjfzaGZtfYW5c3HV9RCeTgmG-MOg\/rs:fill:1200:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZWZkOTA1MjY5YmE2MjhjMTlmNDA4N2IyYjdmMmMzYTkwMjU5NzY2ZWFkYjJlMzEwMTMxNTYxOTNkMjAzNjg5ZC5wbmc_d2lkdGg9MTEyNSZoZWlnaHQ9NjIz.jpg 1200w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, (max-width: 1279px) 830px, 830px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image_image__11E9V Image_post-image__qnTn0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.barabola.com\/efd905269ba628c19f4087b2b7f2c3a90259766eadb2e31013156193d203689d.png\" alt=\"A screengrab from a news report published on May 15, 2025. | Source: YouTube\/NBC 10 WJAR\" width=\"1125\" height=\"623\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Image_title__T6_we\" data-testid=\"image-source\">A screengrab from a news report published on May 15, 2025. | Source: YouTube\/NBC 10 WJAR<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">In a press release published last Friday, the South Kingstown Police Department stated that it was notified by the Rhode Island Office of the State Medical Examiners that the human leg bone discovered near Everett Avenue in the affluent Watch Hill neighborhood belonged to 31-year-old Eric Wein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">Wein had been reported missing on April 18 of this year. His vehicle had been found just a week earlier, on April 10, on Ocean Avenue in South Kingstown, according to the police report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Embed_wrapper__UQbow\">\n<div class=\"EmbedFacebook_embed-facebook-container__vh6_v\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"fb-post fb_iframe_widget\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=1098827532288785&amp;set=a.618473963657480&amp;mWidth=350&amp;mHeight=474&amp;dWidth=600&amp;dHeight=479\" data-testid=\"photo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"fb:post Facebook Social Plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/v14.0\/plugins\/post.php?app_id=493078077833106&amp;channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfc8993bd6601c839a%26domain%3Dbarabola.com%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbarabola.com%252Ff04d5460d48641f08%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=600&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D1098827532288785%26set%3Da.618473963657480%26mWidth%3D350%26mHeight%3D474%26dWidth%3D600%26dHeight%3D479&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sdk=joey\" name=\"f3fbcd1005f125557\" width=\"1000px\" height=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"fb:post Facebook Social Plugin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"adv\">\n<div class=\"Ad-Container AdvInTextBuilder_slot-wrapper___Oz3G\">\n<div class=\"AdvTitle_wrap__c0mSw\"><span class=\"AdvTitle_text__UoNsa\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"Ad-Container AdvSlots_adv-square-wrap__va0pf AdvSlots_adv-square-wrap__xHoym\">\n<div class=\"AdvSlots_adv-square__246sC\" data-slot-type=\"1\" data-position=\"in_article_2\" data-code=\"\/23282174040\/d_barabola_com_intext_02\">\n<div id=\"in_article_2\" class=\"AdvSlots_slot__YAMh2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">&#8220;After working closely with the Mansfield Police Department and the Rhode Island Office of the State Medical Examiners, the South Kingstown Police Department has formally concluded its investigation. No foul play is suspected,&#8221; the statement\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southkingstownri.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/18560\/Update-on-Human-Remains-Found-in-Westerly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.southkingstownri.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/18560\/Update-on-Human-Remains-Found-in-Westerly\"><u>said<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">Wein&#8217;s remains were found\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/human-remains-found-near-taylor-swift-s-rhode-island-home-police-watch-hill-westerly-11736064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/people.com\/human-remains-found-near-taylor-swift-s-rhode-island-home-police-watch-hill-westerly-11736064\"><u>on May 14<\/u><\/a>. A local resident, Taylor Day, spoke with NBC 10 WJAR, expressing her unease about the discovery. &#8220;It kind of alarmed me, and it was just something very out of the ordinary for Westerly,&#8221; she\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5T-O4duQnTU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5T-O4duQnTU\"><u>told<\/u><\/a>\u00a0the publication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Embed_wrapper__UQbow\">\n<div class=\"EmbedYoutube_embed-youtube-container__UrKFe\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">&#8220;It was probably a couple football fields away from Taylor Swift&#8217;s house and the Ocean House. I would never expect anything like that \u2014 especially not in Watch Hill,&#8221; she\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5T-O4duQnTU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5T-O4duQnTU\"><u>added<\/u><\/a>. The Ocean House Hotel is the area&#8217;s most famous historic landmark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">At the time of discovery, police did not suspect foul play, a conclusion they have since confirmed. However, the case adds to a rising number of human remains discoveries that have plagued the New England region\u2014fueling more ongoing speculation\u00a0<a class=\"Link_link__PUK08 Link_link__2Di7A\" href=\"https:\/\/turnto10.com\/i-team\/nbc10-i-team-police-navigate-social-media-frenzy-as-serial-killer-theories-spread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/turnto10.com\/i-team\/nbc10-i-team-police-navigate-social-media-frenzy-as-serial-killer-theories-spread\"><u>about a serial killer<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"adv\">\n<div class=\"Ad-Container AdvInTextBuilder_slot-wrapper___Oz3G\">\n<div class=\"AdvTitle_wrap__c0mSw\"><span class=\"AdvTitle_text__UoNsa\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"Ad-Container AdvSlots_adv-square-wrap__va0pf AdvSlots_adv-square-wrap__xHoym\">\n<div class=\"AdvSlots_adv-square__246sC\" data-slot-type=\"1\" data-position=\"in_article_3\" data-code=\"\/23282174040\/d_barabola_com_intext_03\">\n<div id=\"in_article_3\" class=\"AdvSlots_slot__YAMh2\" data-google-query-id=\"CIX4947A_Y0DFV3LFgUdTWcNZw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23282174040\/d_barabola_com_intext_03_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23282174040\/d_barabola_com_intext_03_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23282174040\/d_barabola_com_intext_03_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-presentation\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Embed_wrapper__UQbow\">\n<div class=\"EmbedFacebook_embed-facebook-container__vh6_v\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"fb-post fb_iframe_widget\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=23923969923931499&amp;set=pcb.23924013627260462&amp;mWidth=350&amp;mHeight=611&amp;dWidth=600&amp;dHeight=803\" data-testid=\"photo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"fb:post Facebook Social Plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/v14.0\/plugins\/post.php?app_id=493078077833106&amp;channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df6889571e70a30606%26domain%3Dbarabola.com%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbarabola.com%252Ff04d5460d48641f08%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=600&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D23923969923931499%26set%3Dpcb.23924013627260462%26mWidth%3D350%26mHeight%3D611%26dWidth%3D600%26dHeight%3D803&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sdk=joey\" name=\"f5a2fc177043fca79\" width=\"1000px\" height=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"fb:post Facebook Social Plugin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\">At least thirteen bodies have been recovered since March of this year, including Wein&#8217;s. 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