Missing woman found dead in Rostraver
The body of a Canonsburg woman who had been missing since April 28 was found in a car outside a retail store in Rostraver Township on Wednesday morning.
Police said the body of Murphy J. Hickerson, 43, of 219 Hutchinson Ave. was found inside a vehicle parked outside the store around 8 a.m. Police noted that it appeared the car had been in the parking lot for several days.
The death is under investigation by Rostraver Township police, Canonsburg police and the Westmoreland County coroner’s office.
According to information released by Hickerson’s family following her disappearance, she recently received multiple organ transplants and was suffering from depression.
An autopsy was scheduled to be conducted Wednesday, however police do not suspect foul play.