Authorities ID woman’s body found in Rocky Mount

by the Associated Press
Published/Last Modified on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:25 PM EDT

ROCKY MOUNT (AP) — Authorities have identified the body of a woman found earlier this year, bringing the number of Rocky Mount women found dead in similar circumstances in recent years to seven.
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Multiple media outlets reported that police said Monday the body found Feb. 13 has been identified as that of 33-year-old Elizabeth Jane Smallwood. She had not been reported missing to authorities.

A medical examiner’s report indicated that Smallwood’s remains could have been there up to a year. Police say an official cause of death wasn’t known.

Authorities also have recovered the remains of six other women in the past few years. In addition, three other women with similar descriptions and backgrounds have been reported missing.

A Rocky Mount man was charged last month with one count of first-degree murder in one of the deaths.

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