Crime & Safety
BREAKING: N.J. Woman's Burned Body Found In Massachusetts: Police
Ashley Bortner, 29, of Paulsboro was found dead, tied up and burned, by a set of railroad tracks in Massachusetts on Tuesday.

A 29-year-old New Jersey woman was found dead, tied up and burned, near railroad tracks in Massachusetts, a report by New England Cable News said.
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office has identified the deceased woman as Ashley Bortner, of Paulsboro.
Authorities say she was murdered and then her body was brought to a set of tracks in Bridgewater, Mass. When she was found, her hands and feet were tied up and her body had been burned, New England Cable News reported.
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Her body was discovered shortly before midnight Tuesday, the Boston Herald reported.
A witness told the news network that someone did a u-turn and backed down the tracks. He then notified authorities because he said the incident seemed suspicious.
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Authorities say they believe Bortner was targeted, although no further details were released.
Anyone with information about Bortner should call Massachusetts state police detectives at 508-923-4000.
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