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Burned Body Found Under Oakland Freeway Identified As Missing Bay Area Woman: Report

Police are investigating the woman's death as a homicide, according to an East Bay Times report.

OAKLAND, CA — A woman whose burned remains were found under the I-580 in Oakland over the summer has been identified as a missing woman who had been staying in transitional housing, according to an East Bay Times report.

The cause of death for Bailey Kristin Barnett, 22, has yet to be revealed, but police believe she was killed before her body was dumped under the overpass near Hollis Street, according to the report.

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Barnett was reported missing from the transitional home and had last contacted someone on July 22 before her body was found five days later, according to the report.

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