Detroit police said on Saturday they had found the bodies of 11 babies hidden in a former funeral home after authorities received an anonymous message.
Lieutenant Brian Bower, a city police officer, told reporters that the investigation was under way after the authorities found nine bodies in a deep decomposition inside a box and two bodies inside a coffin at the former Canteril Funeral House,
He added: "We must find out what happened and why happened," explaining that the police are trying to contact Raymond Cantrell, former owner of the funeral home.
Bauer pointed out that the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs sent Friday delegates to the property on the eastern side of the city after receiving an anonymous letter describing the remains.
The authorities were currently in the process of identifying children and informing their families, and it was unclear how long the bodies had been hidden and that some of the children appeared to have been born dead.
