Based on WJHL reporting, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) employees were preparing for a winter storm when they found what they first thought was a rock but were instead human remains dried out by the salt. KSHB described the object as roughly the size of a tennis ball. Efforts are also underway to find out where the salt in the barn may have come from. It’s believed the organ could have been in the salt for only a matter of weeks. Given the condition of the human remains, it may be hard to know for certain.
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When the discovery was announced, some thought the organ might belong to a young child named Joe Clyde Daniel, who went missing from a nearby county five years earlier. That was proven not to be the case when it was confirmed the organ belonged to an adult male (via KSHB). With few clues and a paucity of hard evidence, Sheriff Davis said (per KSHB), “Somebody, somewhere knows and we’re seeking information.” Davis (pictured) also urged the public to reach out if they had any clues or just an inclination as to what might have happened.
