Body of teen missing for seven years turns up in a place so crazy it only raises more questions
When police investigate a crime scene they can often determine the exact sequence of events that led up to the incident based on the evidence
Other times though police are baffled because the circumstances are just so bizarre
What afternoon a teenager named Joshua Maddox went for a relaxing stroll around his neighborhood, but he never returned home
Seven years later a group of construction workers came across shocking evidence related to the case while demolishing an old cabin
But what they found raised far more questions than answers?
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2008 18 year-old Joshua Maddox left his Woodland, Colorado home to enjoy a relaxing stroll around his neighborhood
Little did his family know that was the last time anyone would see him alive
Josh never returned home that evening a few days after he went missing his parents contacted local authorities
They scoured the town of woodland and surrounding counties, but every search came up empty for
Seven years the Maddox family remained hopeful however. They couldn't help, but feel heartbroken when just a few blocks from their home
Contractors tore down an old cabin and discovered something startling it would raise more questions than answers
see inside the cabins chimney where the remains of a corpse the
Contractors were horrified and the immediately contacted police after a thorough examination by forensic experts
Investigators concluded the remains belong to Josh
Still police were baffled at the details surrounding the morbid discovery
Josh's body was found in the fetal position, and he was nude from the waist down
But the coroner who examined him found no signs of trauma on the body
None of evidence made any sense
the coroner's office ruled Josh's death accidental by unknown cause
It was a disheartening conclusion for the Maddox family. They wanted to know what happened to their son, but they weren't finding any plausible answers
From an early age Josh was an outgoing and unique child who made friends easily and always had a spark of
Enthusiasm about him he loved writing stories and playing music especially the guitar
Josh was always a respectful boy growing up
And he was never involved with a troublesome crowd this made the case so much more unsettling
What exactly happened that fateful day he went for a walk?
Joshua's younger brother had taken his own life two years before
Josh's disappearance and police felt the tragedy may have sparked a change in the young man
It may have weighed heavily on his conscience, and that was why Josh decided to leave and not come home
But it still didn't explain everything
Josh's sister Ruth was particularly heartbroken this was the second brother. She lost in a decade
she and Josh were best friends, and she always admired his charm and
unrelenting enthusiasm for life
One of the family's biggest questions her under the location of Josh's death the cabin was very close to the Maddox home
Josh wasn't found miles away his body was literally two blocks away from where his family lived
the cabin was situated on a property known as
Thunderhead ranch the original owner of the property a man named Burt Bergstrom made quite a name for himself while he was its caretaker
Thunderhead ranch was infamous for a number of illegal activities including gambling and wild alcohol fueled parties
The property was eventually sold off and the cabin remained vacant for the last ten years
Even the cabins sordid history didn't seem to explain. What happened to Josh the Maddox's spent years scouring the woods near their home
Including the Pike National Forest they wanted nothing more than to find closure, but it constantly eluded
After josh's remains were discovered in the abandoned cabin Ruth posted an online tribute to her brother on the woodland park website
Despite the mystery of his death she applauded Johnson's charisma, and she said she was relieved his remains were found
The Maddox family may have found some peace in the fact that Josh's remains were finally recovered
But the mystery of his death still lingered and police have made no
Headway in solving it the cabins most recent owner did say that at least the last several times
He visited an awful smell permeated the air still he figured an animal had died inside. He never suspected
It was the body of a missing teenager
Even though Josh's death was ruled an accident the last person
He was seen with before he disappeared was a man named, Andrew Newman
Andrew had been in trouble with the law most of his adult life
And he was even charged with several counts of murder after Josh's disappearance
unfortunately, no substantial evidence connected him to Josh's death
Josh's family still wanted police investigators to search for clues as to how he ended up in the chimney
Sadly the case was transferred to the jurisdiction of the coroner's office, which officially ruled it an accident
Until new evidence comes to light the mystery of Josh maddux's death still haunts his family
They pray that one day answers will be found until then they can only hold the memories of Josh close to their hearts
Closure is so important when it comes to cases like this one families
Just want to know what happened to their loved ones and even if the answer is tragic at least it's some kind of resolution
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