Jogger finds body of woman on trail in Prince George’s County
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Version 0 of 1. A body of a young woman found by a jogger Friday morning along a park trail in Prince George’s County had suffered trauma to her upper body, according to law enforcement authorities. The body had not been identified by Friday evening, and a cause of death is to be determined by the Maryland Medical Examiner’s Office. But Capt. Stanley Johnson with the Maryland National Capitol Park Police said the death “does not appear to be an accident.” Police said the body of the woman — believed to be an Hispanic in her 20s or early 30s — was found about 7:20 a.m. along the Northwest Trail on a stretch near Ager Road and East-West Highway in Hyattsville. Johnson said the body was clothed and was near the popular hiking and biking trail. “When the man jogged by, he could clearly see her,” the captain said. The Maryland National Capitol Park Police patrol about 27,000 acres of park property in Prince George’s County. Homicide detectives with the Prince George’s County Police Department are taking the lead on the investigation. |