State police have identified the woman found stabbed to death in Colchester earlier this week as Nicole Kummer, 28, of Hartford.
Police are investigating her death as a homicide and they are asking anyone who has information about Kummer's death to come forward.
Troopers were called to the intersection of Cato Corner Road and Pine Street around 5 p.m. on Wednesday after a woman's body was found and reached out to the public because they were trying to identify the woman.
They released a description, saying she was between 25 and 35 years old. with dark hair that has been dyed red. She had several facial piercings, a tattoo on her left bicep that read "Jayden" and a tattoo on her right bicep that read "Nicole," according to state police.
On Friday morning, police said they had a tentatively identified the woman and released her name on Friday afternoon.
Anyone with information to help police identify her or that will help police determine the circumstances of her death are asked to call State Police Eastern District Major Crimes at 860-896-3230 or the Connecticut State Police Message Center at 860-685-8190.
