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Remains Found in Manorville Woods Identified as Kathleen Harrison Trent

Detectives urge tips to the homicide squad investigating what police call a criminal death.

Overview

  • Suffolk County police confirmed Monday that the human remains found on Feb. 11 near Connecticut Avenue in Manorville are those of 63-year-old Kathleen Harrison Trent of Riverhead.
  • Trent was last seen on Jan. 27 at her Forge Road home and was reported missing by her son on Jan. 29.
  • An autopsy by the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner established her identity, while the cause of death remains under investigation.
  • The Suffolk County Homicide Squad is leading the case after authorities said the death appears criminal in nature.
  • Detectives ask anyone with information to call 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS, as friends and colleagues from Riverhead Raceway recall her longstanding role in the community.