In some versions of an August 3 story about a woman who was killed in a New York City marsh, The Associated Press misspelled her first name.
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Investigators have successfully recovered DNA from the 30-year-old jogger slain while running alone through a Queens park last week – but haven’t been able to match it to anyone so far, police sources said Tuesday.
Karina Vetrano’s body was found last Tuesday in a recreation area adjacent to her home in the Howard Beach section of Queens. Her clothes were in disarray, indicating a possible sexual assault.
Vetrano’s father went to find her after she didn’t return from her usual nightly jog, which her family said she normally takes around 5 p.m.
According to the New York Daily News, police sources revealed that the department is now searching through DNA databases in hopes to match the sample recovered from Karina Vetrano, who was killed August 2. while jogging through Spring Creek Park.
Karina Vetrano’s father, Philip, a retired firefighter, discovered her body near a jogging trail, according to New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce.
Among the latest tips being run down by investigators is a report by a Howard Beach man who said he saw two agitated young men running from the park as he biked through the area around the time of killing, the source and neighborhood residents said. Vetrano is believed to have run west on a path through the park, where she was confronted by an “unknown person or persons”, said Kemper.
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Her father became anxious, setting off a search that ended when the dad found her body. The area is also said to be a notorious dumping ground for dead bodies.
