NamUs releases more information on body found in Killingly
KILLINGLY, Conn. (WTNH) — New updates about the body found in Killingly in April have been released.
According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System , the person was roughly 5'8″ with an estimated age somewhere between 25 and 45 years old, and that they could've been Caucasian or African American.
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NamUs estimated that the person likely died some time in 2024 or 2025.
No identity has been revealed.
The investigation is still ongoing at this time.
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