Bones found in the wall of a Heights home in March are "consistent" with attributes of the homeowner who went missing several years ago, according to a newly released autopsy report.

Human remains recovered from the bungalow at 610 Allston Street were incomplete and badly damaged by rodents, the report said. But they provided enough clues to indicate that they possibly belonged to a female adult of white ancestry over the age of 40 -- such as the missing homeowner, Mary Cerruti.

Many in the neighborhood for years wracked their brains over what could have happened to Cerruti. The older woman tended to keep to herself. Her home was eclectically decorated. She lived at one time with eight cats. But neighbors took note as her landscape grew wild, mail piled up and a window was broken. They notified police.

PART 1: Bones found in the wall of Heights home of woman who disappeared

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Two years passed, with no clues. Her house sold at a foreclosure auction. Then a new tenant moving into her home discovered the remains. Were they hers? He waited one day to call the police.

Perhaps these would answer what happened to Cerruti.

Autopsy summary results published earlier this month revealed a cause and manner of death could not be determined.

The newly released report, however, offers detail in a mystery that has both captivated and disturbed neighborhood residents. It contains information on both the state of the bones and where, precisely, they were discovered.

PART 2: Mysterious bones, a missing woman and the ordinary life she lived

Skeletal remains found in the wall were about 82 percent complete, according to the autopsy. The distal ends of nearly all bones seemed to have been gnawed by rodents or some other scavenger. Animals may also have been responsible for the missing bones.

No acute trauma could be distinguished among the remains. Evidence existed only for a previous femur fracture in an "advanced state of healing."

An animal nest was received with the bones, as was torn red and black material that may have been clothing. Investigators also found two athletic shoes and a pair of eyeglasses.

PART 3: Before she went missing, Mary Cerruti left a self-portrait at her home in the Houston Heights

The tenant who found the bones had used a fold-down ladder to access the attic. He noticed a broken floorboard and looked down to find the remains, according to investigator notes from the scene. What seemed to be a piece of the floorboard was also in the space.

How the skeleton ended up there remains unanswered.

The wall space measured about 2 feet wide between the sheet rock, according to the report. From the broken attic board to the floor of the wall space measured about 8 feet, 10 inches.

The space was located along a Jack-and-Jill bathroom, opposite the sink.