Investigators Continue To Search For Clues In Death of Needham Woman

NEEDHAM, MA — Officials investigating the death of an 81-year-old Needham woman are hoping that her autopsy provide answers.

Investigators are searching for clues as they await the results of the autopsy of Laura Shifrina, who was found dead in her apartment late Wednesday night.

Police responded to an apartment on Linden Street around 11 p.m. after Shifrina was found dead by her daughter during a well-being check, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said. The suspect's vehicle was later found abandoned on Dorchester Avenue.

In a statement to the Boston Herald, the DA's office says the death is an isolated incident and there is no danger to the other residents of the apartment complex.

The cause of death has not been determined, but it is beloved that some sharp trauma was involved. If the death it ruled, a homicide, it would be the first in 10 years.

Police have not identified a suspect.

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