Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Woman Found Dead at Barnstable Rest Area Identified

The woman is the apparent victim of a gunshot wound.

Police are investigating after a woman was found dead at the rest area on Route 6 Saturday morning, the Cape Cod Times reports.

She was identified as Christine Ferreira, 28, of Hyannis.

Authorities responded to the scene around 4 a.m. The woman died of multiple stabbing injuries and gunshot wounds.

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The rest area was closed to traffic while police investigated and has since reopened. State police are investigating the case.


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Read more at the Cape Cod Times.

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