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Report: City worker finds body on slave trail

Posted at 7:38 AM, Sep 21, 2012
and last updated 2012-09-21 07:38:26-04

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Richmond police are conducting a death investigation, after the discovery of a body on the city’s Southside.

Investigators confirm that human remains were found Thursday afternoon at Ancarrow’s Landing. That’s located behind a water treatment plant across the James River from Rockett’s Landing.

Richmond police’s Gene Lepley said a city worker found the man’s body around 4 p.m. on the slave trail, not far from the parking lot. 

Click here for the complete report from WTVR.com in Richmond, Virginia.