Body Found Along Train Tracks Identified As Union County Woman

ELIZABETH, NJ — A woman's body found near train tracks in Elizabeth in 2020 has been identified, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Friday.

Through both detectives’ investigative efforts and DNA testing through Othram Labs, the victim was recently identified as 23-year-old Jasmine Featherstone, of Elizabeth, previously from Middletown, Connecticut, said Daniel.

Featherstone's body was initially found on June 11, 2020, along the railroad tracks in the area of the 300 block of Port Avenue in Elizabeth. Read More: Woman's Body Found Along Train Tracks In Elizabeth

An autopsy determined her death to be a homicide.

Police later released a sketch of the woman in an effort to identify her along with images of an SUV of interest in the case. The SUV is no longer of interest in this case. Read More: Sketch Created Of Woman Found Along Union County Train Tracks

This is an ongoing and active investigation, and anyone with information about this matter is being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Lamar Hartsfield at 908-451-1873, Detective Angela Concepcion at 908-341-5416 or Elizabeth Police Department Detective Louis Demondo at 908-558-2100.

Tips can be submitted anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at www.uctip.org; submission of tips made in this fashion that result in an indictment and conviction can be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000 via the Union County Crime Stoppers.

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