Crime & Safety
Body Of Missing Teenage Girl Found In Philly Basement
Erin Schweikert, 18, was last seen in late September. Her body was found in the basement of a Philadelphia home Friday.
PHILADELPHIA — The body of a woman who was missing since Sept. 27 was found Friday, Philadelphia Police said.
Police said the body is that of Erin Schweikert, 18.
Schweikert's partially decomposed body was found in a plastic container in the basement of a home on the 2100 block of Porter Street in South Philadelphia.
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According to police, there were no signs of trauma on her body.
The cause and manner of death is still undetermined.
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No one has been arrested in connection with her death, police said.
According to NBC10, authorities were serving a robbery warrant but also got a tip about a possible case of human trafficking related to a missing woman.
Schweikert was reported missing back in October after she was last seen on Friday, Sept. 27 on the 2300 block of South Lee Street.
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