Columbus Homicide provides update after dig in local TikToker’s yard
UPDATE: After Columbus Police dug through Santry’s yard, she updated her TikTok followers, noting that a body was not discovered in the buried rug
What began as a mysterious but lighthearted “what if” string of videos from local TikToker Katie Santry has suddenly become very real.
In case you missed it, several days ago while digging a fence post, Santry and her husband found a rug buried approximately two and a half feet deep in the yard of their Columbus home. You can read a full recap here.
It was first inspected by Columbus police, who initially considered calling homicide, but did not. Just a handful of days later, Columbus homicide did show up, and not one, but two cadaver dogs alerted in the area of the rug, according to Santry and her videos.
@katiesantry This is not what i thought was going to happen. Both dogs sat at the hole. Very quickly, the police were here to caution the house off and news stations waiting. This is insane. I will get s better video togwther soon.
♬ original sound – Katie Santry
Her house was taped off last night, and as of this morning, Columbus Police are beginning to dig.
“So, everybody’s here. There’s a tent set up with nine police officers, CSI in the backyard. They’ve blocked how far I’m allowed to even go,” Santry said on TikTok.
@katiesantry Theyre here and ready to dig.
♬ original sound – Katie Santry
@katiesantry Theyre digging now. Next update will be whatever comes of this dig.
♬ original sound – Katie Santry
According to one of Santry’s previous videos, she was able to get in touch with the daughter of the home’s previous owner (the home’s only owners before Santry), who said it’s likely not a dog or pet, as all of their dogs who passed were cremated. Santry said the previous owners of the home are in their 90s and in assisted living.
“I thought I was going to get a quick answer, I thought the daughter was going to be like ‘Oh yeah, for sure, we buried our dog Harold under that tree. Case closed. Dunzo.'” Santry said about her conversation with the previous homeowner’s daughter. “That’s not what happened.”
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