The discovery of human remains after a brush fire in Bowie, Maryland, over the weekend has now launched a homicide investigation.
The victim was found after the brush fire was extinguished around 6:15 a.m. Saturday off Crain Highway, along Mill Branch Road.
An autopsy revealed that the woman suffered multiple injuries; Prince George’s County police said the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
“Through the course of their investigation, detectives determined the woman was killed within the city limits of Washington, D.C.,” Prince George’s County police said in a news release Tuesday, which included a Spanish version. “This is now a Metropolitan Police (Department) investigation.”
WTOP has reached out to D.C. police for comment.
Below is a map of the area where police said the body was found.
