An autopsy has revealed the cause and manner of death for a missing Wicomico County woman whose body was found in Somerset County last Sunday.
The victim was identified on Monday as Alice E. Davis, 55, of the 3500-block of Allen Road, Eden, Md. Her body had been found on September 11th, in a wooded area in the 13000-block of Loretto Road, Princess Anne, Md. She had been missing from her home since September 5, 2011.
An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore has revealed the victim’s cause of death was blunt force trauma. The trauma had been sustained on the back of the victim’s head. The item used to inflict the trauma has yet to be identified. Doctors ruled the victim’s manner of death was homicide.
Maryland State Police investigators have returned to the scene today where the victim’s body was located. They are conducting an additional search of the area for any evidence that may still be there.
Investigators from the State Police Homicide Unit are working in cooperation with the Wicomico County Bureau of Investigation, which was handling the original missing person investigation. The investigation is continuing.
