Authorities: NJ man Dennis Adler hid daughter's remains for over 3 years

(CBS/AP) KEANSBURG, N.J. - A New Jersey man hid the remains of his adult daughter for more than three years in his former house, at one point moving the body into a crawl space, where it was discovered this week by a cleaning crew, authorities said Thursday.

Dennis Adler, 57, made an initial appearance in state Superior Court in Monmouth County to face a charge of disturbing human remains. Adler did not enter a plea and was held on $100,000 bail.

Police were called to Adler's former home in Keansburg on Tuesday after a cleaning service discovered the remains. Dental records confirmed the remains were those of Kimberly Adler. It could take a few weeks to receive the results of an autopsy to determine the cause her death.

The county prosecutor's office said Kimberly Adler was likely 23 when she died. She was never reported missing.

According to the arrest warrant, Adler is accused of "repeatedly moving, disturbing and concealing the remains of K.A. on diverse dates beginning on 8/10/2008."

County property records describe Adler as an "unremarried widower" at the time that the property was sold in June 2008, and that his wife died in April 2007. The couple had bought the property, which includes several buildings, in 1989.