Crime & Safety

Woman’s Decomposing Body Found Behind Bradenton Home: Manatee Sheriff

A suspicious death investigation is underway after a woman's decomposing body was found behind a Bradenton home, the Manatee sheriff said.

BRADENTON, FL — Detectives are investigating a suspicious death after a woman’s decomposing body was found behind a Bradenton home on Monday afternoon, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

The woman was discovered behind a home in the 700 block of 59th Avenue East around 2:15 p.m.

Her body was in an advanced state of and investigators are working to determine her identity, deputies said.

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