Michelle Bianco's remains found in Springfield home renovation; missing since 2008

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office is releasing new information on the human remains found in Springfield.

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On Sunday at 1 p.m., the Springfield Police Dept. was contacted by the resident in the 2100 block of S. Grand Ave. The resident was remodeling and located in the crawlspace under the house a purse with personal documents inside with the name “Michelle Bianco.”

SPD was aware the Sheriff’s Office had a missing person case on Bianco, and contacted the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies and Detectives responded to the scene and began their investigation. Due to the purse being located in the soil under the house, it was determined that ISP assist in processing this type of scene.

On Monday, ISP began their forensic processing of the cellar around 10:40 a.m. At approximately 12:03 p.m., they discovered skeletal remains and advised Sangamon County Sheriff's County Detectives.

At 12:05 p.m., an Anthropologist from the Illinois State Museum was requested to assist in the identification of the remains. After a positive ID that the bones were human, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon was contacted and responded to the scene.

Allmon took custody of the remains and returned the scene to the Detectives.

Coroner Allmon notified the Sherriff's Office that the remains were that of Bianco.

The investigation of Bianco’s death continues. She was originally reported missing on April 8, 2008