Nearly two weeks after her body was found, a 23-year-old woman’s death in Portland has been ruled a homicide, police announced Tuesday.
People walking on Kennebec Street near Chestnut Street on the morning of Nov. 18 found the body of Bethany Kelley on the ground. An autopsy confirmed that her death was a homicide, Maj. Robert Martin said.
Martin said the cause of death is being withheld. He did not release any other details about the investigation.
Kelley, who was homeless, was last seen alive on the evening of Nov. 17.
Investigators ask anyone with information that might help police to call 874-8575.
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