Body of 91 year old woman found in berkeley identified

Body of 91 Year Old Woman Found in Berkeley Identified

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October 30, 2020

TOMS RIVER, NJ –  Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer has announced that the deceased, elderly female discovered in a wooded area of Berkeley Township has been identified as Edith Liguori, 91, of Toms River.  On October 24, 2020, the Berkeley Township Police Department received a 911 call relative to a report of an unresponsive, unidentifiable female located in a wooded area along an ATV trail, approximately one-and-a-half mile south of Township Line Road in Berkeley Township. Responding Officers found the body to be in advanced stages of decomposition.  A post mortem examination performed by the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified the body as that of Ms. Liguori. The death is not considered to be suspicious.

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