Candlelight Vigil Tonight for Vanessa Marcotte, BU Grad Found Dead After Jog

PRINCETON, MA—A vigil is being planned for the 27-year-old woman who was found dead after leaving for a jog in Princeton on Sunday.

The candlelight vigil planned to honor and remember Vanessa Marcotte takes place on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the First Congregational Church in Princeton. Attendees are asked to bring candles.

Marcotte was discovered dead in the woods of Princeton, reportedly found naked and with burns on her body, according to multiple news outlets citing sources close to the investigation.

Marcotte, an employee at Google's New York City office and Boston University alumna, went missing during a jog while visiting her mother in Princeton. Authorities on Monday called her death a murder.

A K-9 police dog found Marcotte's body about a half-mile from her mother's home Sunday night, and investigators say she was last seen on Brooks Station Road that afternoon.

Little is known about the motive or other details behind the apparent murder, according to Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr., who called for "an abundance of caution."

"We don’t know if this is a random act. We’re asking you to be very careful," he said in a press conference Monday. "Right now we have a very active investigation going on."

Marcotte, originally from Leominster, was living in New York City, where she has worked as an account manager at Google for the past 18 months. She graduated from Bancroft School in Worcester, according to her LinkedIn. The site says she graduated from the Boston University College of Communication in 2011.