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• More info released on skull found near Somerset - police ask for public's help

St. Croix County Sheriff Dennis Hillstead is asking for the public¹s assistance in identifying a human skull that was found in St. Croix County, approximately three miles east of Stillwater, Minn. along highway 35/64.

The skull, discovered in Oct. 2002, had been placed in a black plastic garbage bag. It is estimated that the time of death, and the disposal of the head at that location, had occurred six to nine months earlier in 2002. The cause of death has not been determined.

It is believed that the skull is that of a female, 35 to 50 years of age, probably of Asian or American Indian ancestry.

The teeth of this individual had been missing for several years prior to death. No dentures were with the skull.

According to the Sheriff¹s Department, from the bone structure and facial features, it is believed that the person may have been severely retarded. This person may have been institutionalized.

The eyes would have been very far apart, with an extremely flat nose and facial features.

Anyone with information about a missing person matching the above description is asked to contact the St. Croix County Sheriff¹s Department, Hudson, WI 54016. Phone number of 381-4320 or 386-4701.