Statement Regarding Human Remains Located in Waltham

WALTHAM -- Yesterday, Waltham Police responded to a remote wooded area behind Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School on the property line for a report that bones, suspected to be human, had been located.

Based on the preliminary investigation, including interviews with family members, surveillance video and clothing located with the remains, investigators believe the remains are those of Sara LaRoche, who was reported missing in the area of Brook Avenue in Waltham in May of 2017. Following the report, multiple state and local agencies conducted a search of the community and were unable to locate Ms. LaRoche.

This case has been referred to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who the will determine positive identification and cause of death. No foul play is suspected.

This is an open and ongoing investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, the Waltham Police Department and Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.