Crime & Safety

North Andover Homicide Victim Was Strangled

Investigators say the murder of Wendi Rose Davidson, 49, does not appear to be a random act.

NORTH ANDOVER, MA -- Police released the identity of a woman who was found dead in North Andover Saturday. Investigators say that Wendi Rose Davidson, 49, of North Andover, appears to have been strangled and that the homicide does not appear to have been a random act. No arrests have been made in the case.

An autopsy is pending. Investigators executed search warrants on the victim's apartment and motor vehicle, which was located at Choice Fitness, a short distance away from her home.

Police were called to a residence at 50 Lincoln Street at 12:28 pm Saturday by the woman's brother. Another woman who lived at 50 Lincoln Street had alerted Davidson's brother after finding her body in the basement of the multi-unit home.

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