A body found in a freezer last month may have been that of a woman who has been missing or dead for up to nine years, police in the US have said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The body was discovered by “out-of-town” family members who were visiting a residence in San Diego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police have now named the dead woman as 81-year-old Mary Margaret Haxby-Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her cause of death is yet to be determined, with officers saying there was “no obvious traumatic injury to the body”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the case is being investigated as a “suspicious death”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The San Diego police homicide unit has been called in to investigate due to the unusual location of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Based on the investigation to this point, detectives believe it is possible that Ms Haxby-Jones may have been missing or dead for up to nine years,” police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No missing person’s report was filed, but she is believed to have lived at the residence “at some point prior to the discovery of her body,” they added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month, police said the “out-of-town” family members called local authorities after finding the body in the running freezer at the address on Zion Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The family members are related to someone who currently lives in the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are not related to Ms Haxby-Jones, police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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