MARION, IL — Marion Police say human remains were found in Marion Friday night.

Police say officers responded to a wooded area north of the 1600 block of Peabody Road in Marion and found the remains of a deceased suspected female, who had presumably taken up residence in the mentioned area.

Members of the Marion Police Department’s Investigations Unit and the Williamson County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene for the follow-up investigation. Due to the condition of the remains, the body has not been positively identified. Police say more information will follow pending the completion of the autopsy.

The Marion Police Department is asking for any information relative to the identity of the body and/or any information that may be helpful regarding this investigation.

Those with information should contact the Marion Police Department’s Investigative Unit at 993-2124 EXT. 1206.