The woman whose skull was found separately from the rest of her body in Anne Arundel County was murdered, officials said.
The medical examiner’s office has preliminarily determined that the woman died of trauma to her upper body. The remains are described as those of a white female with brown hair. She was 18 to 20 years old and 5 feet, 6 inches tall.
The woman’s skull was found Monday afternoon by a man walking in the treeline beyond Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in the 8100 block of Ritchie Highway in Pasadena. Police and volunteers searched the wooded area and found other body parts “a good distance away” from the head several hours later, police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said.
Anyone with information can call 410-222-3417.
