{"id":2687,"date":"2026-06-05T19:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2026-06-05T19:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:05:37","slug":"hernando-county-thrift-shop-finds-real-human-skull-in-donation-bin-hcso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2687","title":{"rendered":"Hernando County thrift shop finds real human skull in donation bin: HCSO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>BROOKSVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Hernando County sheriff&#8217;s detectives are asking for help identifying the person or persons who dropped off a human skull at a Brooksville thrift store.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2685\">Mortgage rates are moving again: What homebuyers need to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Thrift store donation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What we know:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The Hernando County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is trying to identify the individuals who left what may have been thought to be a novelty skull at the Jericho Ministries Thrift Store.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>According to HCSO, the skull turned out to be real.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Investigators say the items were dropped off at the store, located on Wiscon Road in Brooksville, between approximately 11 a.m. and noon on May 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Detectives are trying to identify and speak with the people involved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mystery donation details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Officials have not yet confirmed the identity or gender of the person the skull belonged to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2682\">7-year-old boy riding scooter dies days after collision with Tesla: FHP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Investigators have not released descriptions of the individuals who left the items or detailed what other objects were dropped off with the skull.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear how the person died or how the individuals obtained the skull.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=2678\">Anthony Head, \u2018Buffy\u2019 and \u2018Ted Lasso\u2019 actor, dies at 72<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Contacting investigators<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What you can do:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. 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