Burnt human remains found in Kyle; Hays County deputies investigating

Burnt human remains found in Kyle

The Hays County Sheriff's Office is looking for leads in the death of a man in Kyle.

HAYS COUNTY, Texas - The Hays County Sheriff's Office is looking for leads in the death of a man in Kyle.

Investigators say someone found burnt human remains on their property in the 400 block of Running Bull Lane on July 10.

An autopsy was conducted, and the remains were identified as that of 20-year-old Valentine Castro.

Officials say the results of the autopsy are still pending, and they are still investigating the suspicious circumstances of Castro's death.

"When you have an incident like this, it's incumbent upon us to figure out what happened," Deputy Anthony Hipolito with the Hays County Sheriff's Office said. "We felt it was important to get a picture out there because someone may recognize Mr. Castro. Someone might say, 'hey, yeah, I saw him on or around that date, he was here, or he was there.' Any tiny tidbits of information might help."

It's not clear how long the remains were out there.

"We don't know if there was a criminal offense, or it was an accident, or it was a possible suicide. We just don't know," Hipolito said. "If he was murdered, we need to figure out who did it. We need to figure out why, and we also need if he was, we need to help that family get some justice."

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Detectives are asking the public to come forward if anyone has any information by contacting Detective David Maddocks with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office at 512-749-1186 or David.maddocks@co.hays.tx.us.

You can also contact Crime Stoppers anonymously by calling 1-800-324-TIPS or you can submit your information online to Tip Line P3tips.com as well as submit a tip on the Hays County Sheriff’s Office App.