PowerDetecting
Member
I was hunting today around where I found some civil war locks and it seemed to be a dried up marsh or swamp or something. My first dig was an un-fired bullet, second dig a tv chord or some type of chord tied to a piece of heavy iron like an anchor or something of sort. Funny thing the anchor looked like a gun. My last dig... it was a gun. Shocked me seeing how 30 seconds earlier I was talking about a gun and I allready found un-fired bullet. I called the cops out because I new for one it was the right thing to do and for two that there was an investigation about 4-5 years earlier FBI crime scene investigation was out looking for a missing woman who had been missing for 25-30 years or something. My mom knew the girl she said the use to all hang out there. Anyhow I thought that they found the girl when the investigation was going on because I rode by there while they was digging and someone said is that a bone and the cops said yes it is but it turns out that my mom said that they never found her. I actually ended up calling 911 back asking if they was coming because I had been sitting on the old tracks waiting on them for over half an hour. They finally showed up after about 40-45 minutes and I take the cop to the spot where I found it about 30-40 yards away from where they was looking all he said was yep thats a gun thanks for calling. So I say to him did you know that they had an investigation about 4-5 years ago looking for a body of a missing woman who had been missing for over 25-30 years? He said no I didnt know and then he procedes we will probably just send this in to be destroyed I dont think we can get prints off of this. So I say well did you see this? It looks like a make shift anchor maybe it was used to anchor a body down? Or here I got a bullet in my bag I also found. And here heres a penny do you need this??? I mean cmon be more interested in someone whos been missing for 20+ years instead of yeah I guess we will send the gun in to be destroyed.... Do your job and get another team of investigators out here to find this girl.... I got his card to see if they follow up on looking for this girl. A second cop walked up after we were done talking and he asked me how I found it I told him metal detecting he says OH... He seemed more interested than the first cop. The first cops words where this day has been quiet all day until this.. I kind of just looked at him... After talking to the second cop for a minute I grabbed my gear and started walking home. Even metal detecting in places your not supposed to be do not be afraid to call the cops if you find something that needs to be reported. The cops never questioned me about detecting or what I found they were only interested in the gun and getting out of there. I was VERY hessitant on calling the cops knowing I was not supposed to be where I was at. Or at least to my knowledge. Anyhow I could have solved this 20+ year old missing mystery. I hope they send someone out to look again and find her. I know her brother and my mom went to school with him and his sister. I would like to see him happy in knowing that they found his sister and was able to give her the proper burial that she deserves.
