Human skeletal remains were found Tuesday behind a business in Lancaster.
Homicide detectives were sent to the 44000 block of Valley Central Way about 10:40 a.m., said Sgt. Michael Thomas of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.
The gender of the dead person was not immediately known, nor was it clear how long the remains had been at the location.
The remains were found behind a building that used to house a Wal-Mart store.
