Woman looking for her cat finds human remains in burned building, Oklahoma police say

A woman was looking for her lost cat when she stumbled across human remains, according to authorities in Oklahoma.

The Tulsa Police Department said investigators were called to a burned building in an eastern Tulsa neighborhood on Thursday, Feb. 9, where they confirmed human remains were inside the structure.

The building was set on fire in September, police said in a Feb. 10 Facebook post.

Authorities have not said if the remains are believed to have been in the building at the time of the fire.

Homicide detectives are investigating the case as a murder, police said.

The remains were taken to a medical examiner’s office as part of the ongoing investigation. They have not been identified as of the news release.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call Tulsa Crime Stoppers at 918-596-2677.

This story was originally published February 12, 2023 at 10:13 AM with the headline "Woman looking for her cat finds human remains in burned building, Oklahoma police say."