Overview
- Detectives arrested Curtis Trent Jr., 36, at the Forge Road home he shared with his mother and charged him with second-degree murder; he was arraigned and remanded into custody.
- Human remains discovered Feb. 11 in woods off Connecticut Avenue in Manorville were identified by the medical examiner as Kathleen Harrison Trent, 63.
- Kathleen Trent was last seen at home on Jan. 27, and another son reported her missing to Riverhead police on Jan. 29.
- Court documents cited by local outlets allege she was stabbed in the face, chest and abdomen during the late-January timeframe.
- The investigation remains active as prosecutors build the case, while the community recalls her decades-long work at Riverhead Raceway.