A Riverhead woman who was reported missing late last month has been identified as the woman found dead in a wooded area in Manorville on Feb. 11, Suffolk County police said in an update Monday night.
Kathleen Harrison Trent, 63, of 61 Forge Road, Riverhead, was reported missing to the Riverhead Town Police Department on Jan. 29, according to a Suffolk County Police Department news release dated Feb. 12.
Police said Trent has been identified as the woman whose body was discovered in a wooded area on Connecticut Avenue, south of River Road, in Manorville at about 3:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
The cause of death remains under investigation, police said. In the original release, detectives said that following a preliminary investigation they believed the cause of death to be criminal in nature. An autopsy by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office was expected to determine the cause of death, police said.
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are asking anyone with information on the incident to call 631-852-6392, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted through the P3 Tips mobile app or at www.P3Tips.com, police said.
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