Woman found dead on park trail was 20-year-old Hyattsville resident
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Version 0 of 1. A woman found dead New Year's Day on a park trail in Prince George’s County was identified as a 20-year-old Hyattsville resident. Prince George’s police said Saturday they are investigating the death of Catherine Alvarado as a homicide. [Jogger finds body of woman on trail in Prince George’s County] Authorities were called to the park trail about 7:20 a.m. Friday after the body was spotted by a jogger. Police found the victim with apparent trauma to the upper body. She was pronounced dead at the scene, the county said. Her body was found on a stretch of the Northwest Branch Trail near Ager Road and East-West Highway in Hyattsville. “Preliminarily, detectives do not believe this was a random act,” the county said in the release. Capt. Stanley Johnson of the Maryland-National Capital Park Police told The Post on Friday that “when the man jogged by, he could clearly see her.” The Park Police agency patrols about 27,000 acres in Prince George’s, but the county police are taking the lead on the investigation. Detectives have not identified a suspect or a motive in the killing. The county said a reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment. Peter Hermann contributed to this report. |