Human remains that were found in a pond in a Massachusetts town this week are those of a convicted drug dealer who had been living in another community more than an hour away, authorities said.
A group of teens walking near the Maritime Veterans Memorial Bridge on Shaker Road in Shirley reported seeing what appeared to be a leg in the water at Phoenix Pond, prompting law enforcement to swarm the neighborhood.
After Shirley police and fire officials confirmed the discovery of a human leg, a Massachusetts State Police dive team scoured the lake for additional evidence on Thursday morning.
During a late Thursday afternoon news conference, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Shirley Police Chief Samuel Santiago announced that the divers had recovered additional body parts that were identified through fingerprints as belonging to 69-year-old Peter Degan…