Miscellaneous

Skeleton in the Courthouse

By Anne Skove, Esq.

Is there a skeleton in your courthouse? Or under it?

In beautiful Rockbridge County, Virginia (home of W&L Law, for which we have a soft spot) a skeleton was found during excavations for a new courthouse.

Luckily, Virginia is buried under many talented (and still living) archeologists! A Radford professor has determined that the skeleton is that of a 20-something-ish woman from the 1800s. We all know "X never marks the spot," so the rest of her story remains unknown.

The new courthouse boasts new jail cells (including wheelchair-accessible oens), better security, and four courtrooms.

See Bones Found underneath Rockbridge Co. Courthouse May Remain a Mystery, WDBJ-7 (January 31, 2009), and Rockbridge County Courthouse Will Soon Open, WDBJ-7 (January 31, 2009).

Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on February 01, 2009 (boomark / email).