Osceola Cemetery

The St. Joseph County (Indiana) Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday that "there are some strong indicators" that the remains found March 21 on the property of the Chapel Hill Funeral Home/Cemetery in Osceola are those of Natily Nacole Franklin, according to the Associated Press. Police looking for missing Decatur womanHowever, positive identification still must be made through DNA and/or dental records.The Michigan State Police have been looking for Franklin, 41, of Decatur, who was last seen with friends in South Bend. The remains have been sent to Indianapolis for an anthropological examination, during which DNA samples and dental X-rays will be taken. The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit is assisting in that investigation.

WNDU) - A homicide investigation is underway after the remains of a woman were found Thursday night on the property of Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home in Osceola. St. Joseph County investigators told NewsCenter 16 a person looking for deer antler sheds came across the skeletal remains and called authorities. The remains were located above ground near a walkway at the cemetery. An autopsy was performed Friday, but how the woman died remains a mystery. A forensic anthropologist was requested to perform further tests and hopefully determine an exact cause and manner of death. "The way the body was found and where…is why we're investigating," St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit Cmdr. Mike Grzegorek said. A woman who was at the cemetery when Metro Homicide started its investigation said the discovery makes her nervous. "To find something like that anywhere would kind of make you nervous and make you really wonder, you know?" Mary said. "No, I'm not scared as to just driving through or whatever, but I probably won't be coming back late in the evenings or late afternoons like I normally do." The cemetery manager told NewsCenter 16 he was not allowed to comment, but cemetery and personnel are said to be cooperating with authorities. This is an open investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Homicide at 574-235-5009. ...