Investigators are not saying much about evidence gathered Thursday along two Northeastern Pennsylvania highways where a woman’s dismembered body was discovered in trash bags at eight sites Tuesday.
“We collected several items and are going through them,” said Sgt. Gregg Mrochko, of state police at Swiftwater. “We’re not going into details and not getting into specifics.”
Sgt. Mrochko said no additional dumping sites were discovered Thursday, but officials also said they had not recovered all of the body.
A glove and a black trash bag were among an assortment of items plucked by troopers as part of Thursday’s search along Interstates 380 and 80 in Lackawanna and Monroe counties.
Cadaver-sniffing dogs, volunteer firefighters, detectives and a state police helicopter were among the resources deployed as more than 50 people set out on the expansive search, which covered about 15 miles and included areas beyond the highways.
“We covered a large area,” Sgt. Mrochko said. “I feel a little more confident (with what we’ve gathered.)”
At about noon, the glove was discovered along the Tobyhanna exit ramp. It was photographed and placed in a yellow evidence envelope.
On Wednesday, the Monroe County coroner along with a forensic pathologist released details about the body, which they described as being that of a heavyset woman with dark hair with gray strands, who stood 5 feet 7 inches tall.
The coroner ruled cause of death as homicide by multiple violent injuries.
A composite sketch is being prepared and will be released soon, state police said Thursday.
However, the woman’s identity, and that of her killer, remains unknown. Police ask anyone with information to call state police at Swiftwater at 839-7701.
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