During a house search on Monday in the woods off Gifford Street in Falmouth, police officers found human remains, according to a press release.
Earlier on Monday, Falmouth Police had announced a search of Goodwill Park and the surrounding woods as part of the ongoing investigation into a missing man, Adam Wacholder. The search was “an attempt to be thorough” given the proximity of the missing man’s residence and where he was last seen, according to a statement released by police on Facebook.
Wacholder, a resident of Falmouth, was last seen on June 13 at his apartment on Gifford Street.
Goodwill Park is located at 416 Gifford St.
As of Monday evening, the area where the remains were found fell under the jurisdiction of the State Medical Examiner’s Office and the State Police assigned to the Cape and Islands Prosecutor’s Office, assisted by the Falmouth Police Department.
This article originally appeared in Cape Cod Times: Police Investigate Falmouth, Find Human Remains in Woods Near Gifford St.
