Texas house searched for bodies

Federal agents and local authorities in Texas are searching a house in the south-east of the state following an anonymous tip that multiple dismembered bodies are buried there.

Law enforcement officials have descended on a rural Texas farmhouse after receiving an anonymous tip that multiple dismembered bodies are buried there.

Sheriff’s Department spokesman Rex Evans said his office received a tip that there were bodies in the home about 70 miles north-east of Houston, adding officers were seeking a search warrant.

Mr Evans told the Houston Chronicle that no bodies had been recovered as of 6pm local time.

He said: “We only received information of a possible crime scene here at this location.

“Upon our arrival we determined that there was a need for a search warrant. Once that warrant arrives at the scene we will further our investigation.”

Footage shot from a television news helicopter showed 15 vehicles, mostly belonging to law enforcement, parked along a rural road near a farmhouse. The area around the home is heavily wooded.

FBI spokeswoman Kim Barkhausen said the agency has been asked to assist in an investigation, but declined to discuss details.