Finger found in Walmart parking lot remains unidentified as ‘very unique’ investigation continues

SIDNEY — Investigators are still working to learn whose finger was left behind in a Walmart parking lot in Sidney.

The amputated finger was found last week and since then, police have been using all available resources available to uncover answers about who it belongs to and how it ended up in the parking lot.

>> RELATED: ‘Strangest thing I ever heard;’ Shoppers want to know how a finger ended up in Walmart parking lot

As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, Sidney police spoke about the case with us for the first time on Thursday.

“The situation is obviously very unique, it’s not very common to find a human appendage in a public space as such,” Sidney Police Captain Jerry Tangeman said.

After being found, the finger was taken to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. Testing there determined that the finger belonged to an adult woman.

“The next thing is (that) the coroner’s crime lab is going to do DNA extraction and then it will be transferred to the (Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation) Crime Lab,” Tangeman said.

Detectives enter that information into missing persons and other databases.

>> Man accused of killing security guard at local nightclub formally charged

They’re also asking anyone who might have information about what happened or even heard anything about the finger’s history to call them so they can work to try and provide answers.

Ravena Bond told News Center 7 that the “finger mystery” is making a lot of people ask questions and speculate how the digit ended up in the parking log.

“I have no idea. It’s just crazy,” Bond said. “I’m glad I didn’t find it.”

©2024 Cox Media Group