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 The skulls were among thousands of occult-related items that David
Odice and Charlie Inzucchi of The Junkluggers Junk Removal Co
cleared out of the Fairfield home where Robert L. DeVitto lived
until his death two weeks ago at age 56.
“Being Halloween makes this real creepy and spooky, especially
considering what else we found in the house,” Odice, 43, said on
Friday. "There were thousands of things related to the occult:
magazines, videos, crystals, amulets, all kinds of new age and
metaphysical stuff."
After finishing the job on Thursday the contractors dumped the
skulls, and the rest of the dead man's paranormal and satanic-themed
belongings, at a Stamford recycling center.
 After noticing the skulls appeared human, an attendant at the center
notified police. Images of the skulls were sent to the state Medical
Examiner's Office, which later determined the skulls, one male and
one female, to be human.
Stamford Police Lieutenant Diedrich Hohn said on Friday the
department will know in two weeks the ages of the skulls and whether
a criminal investigation is required.
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“It's one of the most bizarre cases we've had, especially being
Halloween,” Hohn said. “If the skulls turn out to be 120 years old,
obviously we don't have a big crime here. But we want to be sure the
skulls were not part of a grave robbery.”
Hohn said police tracked down the owner's father, Robert J. DeVitto,
89, also of Fairfield, who told them his son had recently died.
DeVitto could not be reached for comment on Friday.
(Reporting by Richard Weizel; Writing by Frank McGurty; Editing by
Eric Beech)
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