New Homeowner Finds Three Skeletons Inside Foreclosed Connecticut House
A Connecticut homeowner made a horrifying discovery after buying a foreclosed house at auction: the skeletal remains of three people inside the property.
The remains were found at a home on Stanwich Lane in Burlington, Connecticut, after the buyer purchased the property “as is” through a foreclosure auction.
Connecticut State Police said troopers responded to the house on June 14 after the new owner reported finding human remains.
Authorities later confirmed that the remains belonged to three individuals.
The identities of the deceased have not been released, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not yet determined the causes of death.
State police said there is currently no indication of foul play or criminal activity, and officials described the case as an isolated incident with no known threat to the public.
The discovery has sparked a grisly mystery around the neglected home and the people who once lived there.
Court and property records have linked the house to Paul and Sally Anne Cash, who bought the property in 2019.
Foreclosure proceedings began in 2025 after the owners defaulted on their mortgage. Attempts to reach them during the legal process reportedly failed.
Neighbors said the couple had not been seen in years, while a state marshal described the property as difficult to access because of overgrown vegetation.
The home appeared abandoned for a long period before it was sold at auction.
The case has also raised legal questions about the foreclosure sale itself. A court-appointed attorney involved in the auction has asked a judge for guidance, arguing that the discovery of the bodies could affect the validity of the foreclosure judgment depending on who the deceased are and when they died.
The buyer had placed an $82,000 deposit on the property, but the future of the sale may now be uncertain.
The home had reportedly been sold without an interior inspection, which is common in some foreclosure auctions but has now become a major issue in the case.
Firefighters had also responded to an alarm at the property in May, but the home appeared vacant from the outside and officials did not enter.
After the remains were found, firefighters returned to check for carbon monoxide but found none.
Investigators are now working to identify the three people and determine how long the remains had been inside the house.
Until the medical examiner releases findings, many key questions remain unanswered.
Who were the three people? How did they die? How long had they been there? And how did a home containing human remains make it all the way to auction?
For now, police say the case does not appear criminal, but the mystery surrounding the Burlington house remains far from solved.
