Image released after child’s remains found in Rockdale County

Authorities are investigating after skeletal remains believed to be a young child were discovered in a wooded area in Rockdale County last year.

The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded on November 14, 2025, to an area near Honey Creek Road and Tucker Mill Road after a caller reported finding skeletal remains in the woods.

Deputies confirmed the remains were human.

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Investigators later determined the remains belonged to a child believed to be no older than eight years old, according to the sheriff’s office…

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