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Body Found in Manorville Identified as Missing Riverhead Woman Kathleen Trent

Investigators now treat the case as likely criminal based on preliminary evidence, with the autopsy pending.

Overview

  • Suffolk County police identified remains discovered on February 11 near Connecticut Avenue in Manorville as 63-year-old Kathleen Harrison Trent.
  • Officers found the body around 3:21 p.m. while searching for Trent, who had been reported missing by her son on January 29.
  • Trent was last seen at her Forge Road home in Riverhead, and officials say the death appears to be criminal in nature.
  • The Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner is determining the cause of death, and police said the identification followed autopsy work.
  • Homicide detectives are seeking tips at 631-852-6392 or through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS, as friends note Trent’s decades of work at Riverhead Raceway.