Partial Remains Of Possibly 100 People Found In Storage Shed

Partial remains of as many as 100 people have been found in storage unit in Pensacola.

The remains were reportedly from private autopsies performed from 1997 to 2007 by a former assistant medical examiner, Michael Berkland. The body parts — including hearts, lungs, brains and tissue samples — were stored in labeled containers and were believed to be from funeral homes in the Pensacola and Panama City areas.

The remains were found at Uncle Bob’s Storage on East Fairfield Drive when a unit was sold at auction. Many containers were labeled with the name or other information that can be used to notify families, but many parts were unlabeled.

The State Attorney’s Office does not believe that the parts were acquired through criminal activity, just through Berkland’s work.

The incident is under investigation by the Pensacola Police Department, the State Attorney’s Office and other agencies to determine if any laws were broken.