A mother is under investigation after deputies found the remains of two infants in a Colfax storage locker, Placer County deputies said Thursday.Watch report: Remains of 2 babies discovered in Colfax storage unitLast month, Placer County resident Regina Zimmer purchased the abandoned storage unit in the 100 block of Sherwood Court in an auction and reported a foul smell coming from the unit."It said fragile on the top," Zimmer said. "And we opened it up, and the smell that came out was horrible."Zimmer and her 14-year-old son, Josh, had a bad feeling about the contents."It was a little skull," Zimmer said. "It looked like it was in three pieces (with) some hair. And you could see a jawbone."Investigators said the previous owner of the storage unit had defaulted on the rent, leaving the inventory untouched for several months -- including the remains of the two babies."The remains were in very, very poor condition," said Lt. John Poretti, with the Placer County Sheriff's Department. "I mean, there was no easy way to tell exactly what it was we had."The container was taken to the Placer County morgue for autopsies on both bodies to determine the cause of death."We do have a good indication of the mother, yeah," Poretti said. "We're doing a search warrant for DNA and medical backgrounds."Detectives said the investigation into the discovery at the storage unit is ongoing.KCRA's Mike Luery contributed to this report.

A mother is under investigation after deputies found the remains of two infants in a Colfax storage locker, Placer County deputies said Thursday.

Watch report: Remains of 2 babies discovered in Colfax storage unit


Last month, Placer County resident Regina Zimmer purchased the abandoned storage unit in the 100 block of Sherwood Court in an auction and reported a foul smell coming from the unit.

"It said fragile on the top," Zimmer said. "And we opened it up, and the smell that came out was horrible."

Zimmer and her 14-year-old son, Josh, had a bad feeling about the contents.

"It was a little skull," Zimmer said. "It looked like it was in three pieces (with) some hair. And you could see a jawbone."

Investigators said the previous owner of the storage unit had defaulted on the rent, leaving the inventory untouched for several months -- including the remains of the two babies.

"The remains were in very, very poor condition," said Lt. John Poretti, with the Placer County Sheriff's Department. "I mean, there was no easy way to tell exactly what it was we had."

The container was taken to the Placer County morgue for autopsies on both bodies to determine the cause of death.

"We do have a good indication of the mother, yeah," Poretti said. "We're doing a search warrant for DNA and medical backgrounds."

Detectives said the investigation into the discovery at the storage unit is ongoing.

KCRA's Mike Luery contributed to this report.