Remains Found In Woods Were Those Of Young Woman

PASADENA, Md. (AP) -- Anne Arundel County police say human remains found in a wooded area behind a shopping center in Pasadena were those of a young woman, and she was a homicide victim.

Police say the woman was between 18 and 20 years old, 5 '6", with brown hair. She's believed to have died from trauma to the upper body.

The remains were recovered on Monday after a man spotted what appeared to be a human skull behind a shopping center on Ritchie Highway.

Homicide detectives are investigating.

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