It was shocking to find out about the suspected murder in Logan Canyon. What could have gone wrong? I am so interested in this story but there is not much about it in the news. I am guessing the police are investigating what went on. They must not know much about what happened.
This is the article from the Herald Journal
By Matthew K. Jensen
Published:
Monday, November 10, 2008 12:57 AM CST
Cache County Sheriff’s officials are investigating a homicide after a local fisherman spotted a body in Logan Canyon just feet from the Logan River.
Search and Rescue teams combed the river and its banks along U.S. Highway 89 east of mile marker 467 looking for evidence that would shed light on how a woman in her mid-30s ended up at the bottom of a steep embankment with a bullet wound to the back of her head.
Sheriff’s officials said Logan resident James Bilskie was looking for a place to fish Saturday when he spotted a body between the road and the river sometime before 3 p.m.
Bilskie told authorities he first suspected the body was a dummy — a leftover prank from Halloween. Walking closer, the man saw the body was real and left the area to notify law enforcement. Reports indicate Bilskie drove to Logan to report the finding, as cellular reception is not available near the crime scene.
Sheriff Lt. Matt Bilodeau, who manned a mobile incident command center at the scene Saturday and Sunday, said the woman had black hair and well-manicured nails but could provide few additional details since the body had begun to deteriorate.
“The body’s been here a while — perhaps a week,” he said. “So there has already been some decomposition.”
Bilodeau said the woman was dressed in regular street clothes and did not appear to have taken part in any outdoor activities.
No vehicle was found near the body and there are no campsites or hiking trails in the vicinity. “There’s nothing around here,” Bilodeau said.
On Sunday morning, Bilodeau said investigators had little reason to suspect suicide. About a dozen Search and Rescue members worked Saturday evening and throughout Sunday to look for evidence near the highway.
The body was transported Saturday evening to a mortuary in Logan and was stored there overnight. Sheriff’s officials then accompanied the body to the Utah State Office of the Medical Examiner in Salt Lake City to be further analyzed.
The identity of the individual is still unknown.
Bilodeau said the victim’s skin is so discolored from exposure that her race couldn’t be determined.
Bilodeau encourages anyone who may have any information about the incident, or who saw or knows of any suspicious activity occurring near the Birch Glenn summer home area, to call 435-994-1400.
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