KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The remains of a second child that belonged to a Tennessee couple facing abuse charges have been found buried in a yard, court records said.
A search warrant affidavit says police recovered the remains of a boy from a Knox County property where Michael and Shirley Gray lived until about 2016, news outlets reported on Friday.
Police began searching the property after finding the body of a girl buried under a barn at the Gray’s current home in nearby Roane County.
The Grays had three children in their custody when they were arrested Monday on charges of aggravated child abuse, especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated child neglect and abuse of a corpse, authorities said.
According to the search warrant, police think the remains found in Knox County belong to the couple’s adopted son, Jonathan Gray, who likely died in 2015 or 2016.