A body found in the woods behind a Sullivan County housing complex was the remains of a 31-year-old woman who disappeared in May, the Monticello police said last week.
According to the Times Herald-Record and Mid-Hudson News, the village of Monticello's police department issued a statement on July 25 reporting that a body found near the Sleepy Hollow Apartments in Monticello on June 10 belonged to April Parker, who had been missing since May 26.
The remains were positively identified as Parker's by DNA testing performed at the New York State Police Forensic Identification Center in Albany, police said. An autopsy determined that the manner of death was homicide, but authorities did not release any other details.
Monticello police said they do not believe Parker was the victim of a random act of violence.
