Son, Charged With Murdering Mom Whose Body Was Found In LI Woods, To Appear In Suffolk County Court: Docs

RIVERHEAD, NY — The son of a woman found dead in the woods in Manorville — who was arrested and charged with her murder — is slated to appear in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead Friday, court documents indicate.

Curtis Trent, Jr. 36, of Riverhead, is slated to appear before Judge Richard Horowitz at the Arthur M. Cromarty Criminal Court complex at 9 a.m.

According to Suffolk County police, Trent Jr. was arrested after his mother, Kathleen Harrison Trent, was found dead in the wooded area on Connecticut Avenue on February 11.

(Curtis Trent, Jr. / Courtesy Suffolk County Sheriff's Office

Following an investigation by Suffolk County homicide squad detectives, Trent Jr., of 61 Forge Road, Riverhead, was charged with second-degree murder, police said.

In addition to the murder charge, Trent also faces charges including concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence, conceal/destroy, court records indicate.

Kathleen Harrison Trent, 63, who was reported missing to the Riverhead Town Police Department on January 29, was identified as the woman found dead in a wooded area in Manorville on February 11, police said.

On January 29, Trent’s other son Robby reported that he had not seen or heard from his mother since the evening of Tuesday, January 27, police said. Trent was last seen at her residence, located at 61 Forge Road in Riverhead, police said.

On February 11, police said an investigation was ongoing regarding the circumstances leading to the death of the woman found in a wooded area on Connecticut Avenue, south of River Road, at 3:21 p.m.

Seventh Precinct Patrol units were searching the area, when they discovered the body of an adult female, police said.

Following a preliminary investigation, detectives said they believed the cause of death to be criminal in nature, police said.

The community has come together to wrap their arms and hearts around those who loved Riverhead's Harrison Trent, who was tragically found deceased after having been missing for days.

A GoFundMe, "A Proper Farewell for Robby’s mother Kathleen Harrison Trent" was created by Adrieanna Bulak.

"My husband Robby’s mother Kathleen Harrison Trent died January 27," she wrote. "She was missing and police didn’t find her body until February 11. She was a loving, caring mother and an amazing friend."

To donate to the GoFundMe, click here.

The community has been devastated after Trent's loss.

"Every racetrack has a core group of dedicated individuals who keep things running smoothly on race night, or between race meets, Riverhead Raceway wrote on their Facebook page.

"Riverhead Raceway has been blessed for many years to have Kathi Trent as one of those loyal people who'll do anything for the betterment of the show. Most of you recall Kathi, decked out in her yellow Event Staff shirts, keeping folks back from the fence, or ushering people to and from victory lane, but there was so much more."

The post continued: "Kathi was part of the fabric of our beloved track, for generations. She knew families, from the parents to their children and yes, even their grandchildren. She'd know them by name, ask how they were doing, how the family was — she genuinely cared. It's just who she was. If help was needed on race night in the concession stand, there was Kathi chipping in. If help was needed during the week preparing the facility for the next race meet, there was Kathi chipping in. Sadly, our Riverhead Raceway family was devastated by news of her passing. Kathi was such an integral part of who we are and what we do, we loved her as much as she loved us. Rest easy, Miss Kathi .We will forever miss you, but we shall never, ever forget you."

"My beautiful, loving, caring friend," another woman wrote. "She would have given you her last dime, the shirt off her back! Oh, my dear friend, I will forever keep you near and dear to my heart. Love you Kathi. Fly high, beautiful."