Human Remains Found Close to Taylor Swift's Rhode Island House

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16-05-2025

Originally appeared on E! Online
Police are investigating a shocking discovery near Taylor Swift's home in Rhode Island.
On the morning of May 14, human remains were discovered in the coastal town of Westerly—less than a mile away from where the 'Karma' singer has a home—local authorities told NBC News in a statement.
'Upon arrival, officers located what appeared to be a human leg bone,' the Westerly Police Department's statement continued. 'The remains were collected and transferred to the Rhode Island Medical Examiner's Office for further analysis.'
The police added, 'Currently, no foul play is suspected. Investigators are awaiting official confirmation of the identity of the remains.'
E! News has reached out to the Westerly Police Department and reps for Swift for comment.
Following the discovery, locals couldn't help but express their shock.
"I saw three police cars—one undercover—two looked like Westerly town police officers, and there was a medical examiner pulling in behind me,' Westerly resident Taylor Day said in an interview with NBC10. 'It kind of alarmed me, and it was just something very out of the ordinary for Westerly."
'It was probably a couple football fields away from Taylor Swift's house and the Ocean House,' Day added. 'I would never expect anything like that—especially not in Watch Hill.'
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Taylor, who purchased the Rhode Island mansion in 2013, has often used the beachfront mansion as an escape from the spotlight. In addition to hosting her now-iconic Fourth of July celebrations—which have included Selena Gomez, HAIM, Karlie Kloss, Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, Ed Sheeran, Lena Dunham and more over the years—it's also inspired her music.
Her song "the last great american dynasty" from her 2020 album Folklore, centers on its history, specifically socialite Rebekah Harkness, who lived in the house, then known as 'Holiday House' during the mid 20th century whom she felt a kinship with.
"50 years is a long time / Holiday House sat quietly on that beach,' she sings in the song. 'Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits / And then it was bought by me."
While the track wasn't released until 2020, Taylore revealed in the 2020 Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions documentary that she had long been moved by the story of the house and its infamous prior owner, expressing, "I had been wanting to write a song about Rebekah Harkness since 2013."
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