After a woman was found dead in Forest Park in Springfield on Jan. 7, officials are investigating it as a homicide. Police responded to reports of the 5 p.m. discovery of the body in the area of 300 Trafton Road near Camp Star Angelina, said Ryan Walsh, police spokesman.

Authorities on Wednesday identified a woman whose body was found in a park in western Massachusetts earlier this month.

After a Massachusetts mother was found dead in a park, a GoFundMe page, that was created by her son-in-law, has raised over $4,000 for her memorial service.

Makayla Mitchell, 23, of Park Forest, was charged with one felony of first-degree murder and one felony count of murder with a strong probability of causing death or injury.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – An investigation is being conducted after a woman’s body was found inside Forest Park in Springfield Tuesday night. Springfield Police Spokesperson Ryan Walsh said that at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, officers were sent to the 300 block of Trafton Road. When officers arrived, they found an adult woman dead.

The woman’s body that was found in Springfield’s Forest Park last week has been identified. A Philadelphia sports fan, who went on a misogynistic tirade against a female Green Bay Packers fan in viral video,