Skeletal remains found in a backyard freezer in Tempe, 51-year-old man arrested | FOX 10 Phoenix

Police say human remains were found in a backyard freezer of a man's home in Tempe. Investigators are working to identify the remains of the body. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach has more.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Skeletal remains of a person were found inside a freezer in a home in Tempe, according to a release Tempe Police.

A 51-year-old man named Joseph Hill Jr. was arrested for concealing a body (felony) and failure to report a death (misdemeanor).

According to the release, detectives received a tip that Hill had a dead body in the backyard freezer of his home in Tempe near the intersection of Dorsey Lane and Baseline Road.

Neighbors say that Hill Jr. grew up with his mother and father in the home.

"Officers contacted Hill that day, but he refused to allow officers to look inside the freezer. Hill had noted that his father had passed away four years ago," police wrote.

Detectives later obtained a search warrant, returned to the home and found the skeletal remains.

Investigators were not able to determine the identity of the body parts.

Additional charges have not been ruled out by police.

Anyone with information was asked to call Tempe Police at 480-350-8311.

Tempe Police provided information for this story.

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