East Greenbush police await autopsy after Elliott Road remains

East Greenbush police await autopsy after Elliott Road remains Dan Levy and Sarah Darmanjian WNYT Human remains discovered in East Greenbush The East Greenbush Police Department says human remains were found in a wooded area. EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (WNYT)- Police in East Greenbush are awaiting autopsy results after human remains were found in a wooded area and could help answer a long-unresolved disappearance. Sources say the remains were found Monday afternoon near Elliott Road and Waters Road. Police said they were alerted after a person walking through the woods found what appeared to be human remains. East Greenbush police were called at about 2:30 p.m. from headquarters on Columbia Turnpike. The remains were found in a densely wooded area and police described the body as heavily decomposed. Detectives were assisted by the New York State Police and collected evidence before the remains were taken to the Rensselaer County Coroner’s Office. What could this solve? Joseph Viola, 33, walked away from his home on Rhode Island Avenue in East Greenbush on the night of April 25, 2024. His body was never found and police continued to investigate his disappearance as a missing persons case. Ralph Viola, Joseph Viola’s father, spoke briefly Tuesday afternoon. Viola had no comment and was waiting to learn what the autopsy reveals. After Joseph Viola disappeared, an extensive search followed across the area. East Greenbush police said the case is not cold and Joseph Viola’s whereabouts remain unresolved.