Redding

State police identify woman found dead in woods in Redding

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NBC Connecticut

State police have identified a woman found dead along Route 53 in Redding earlier this month.

A jogger reported finding the body in a wooded area just off the road just before 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 18, according to state police.

The woman has been identified as 26-year-old Leah Chaparro, of Bridgeport.

Detectives from Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crimes Squad are treating Chaparro's death as suspicious.

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