Investigation Continues Into Human Remains Found in Dedham

DEDHAM, MA — Investigators returned to the wooded area in Dedham where the skeletal remains of a Boston woman were found.

Police were seen looking for more evidence, according to WBZ. Last Friday, the Norfolk District Attorney's office announced that a person in the area near High Street and Brookfield Cemeterfound the remains last Tuesday.

The remains have been identified as those of 22-year-old Susan Anyanwu-Corbin. She was reported missing in February 2016. She was born in Nigeria and moved to Boston 4-5 yeas ago, the DA's office said. She had various addresses in Dorchester, Roslindale, and Hyde Park and worked in retail.

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Lydia Cottrelle-Porter, a friend of Anyanwu-Corbin's, told WBZ that she last spoke to her friend in December 2015. She said her friend struggled with addiction and thinks she was kidnapped.

Authorities have not released a cause of death and don't know how Anyanwu-Corbin's body ended up in the area.

Anyone who believes they might have information about her identity or other information in this case is asked to call the Dedham Police Department at 781-751-9300 or State Police detectives attached to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office at 781-830-4990.

Image via Norfolk County District Attorney's Office