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Kathleen Merritt

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2019-06-26T13:14:54.363

2023-02-24T16:08:05.197

58340

UCP58340

11277

Kathleen

Merritt

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Female

08/30/2018

Far Rockaway

New York

Queens County

11691

No

11150

Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York City

New York

New York

New York County

520 First Avenue, , New York, New York

2124472030

Local

Medical Examiner

https://www.nyc.gov/site/ocme/index.page

Q-18-020577

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

09/30/2026


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In late August of 2018, the remains of an unidentified female were discovered in Far Rockaway, New York, setting in motion a search for her identity. The date she was found, August 30th, marks the beginning of an ongoing case managed by the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York City. This individual was later designated as Kathleen Merritt in the investigative records, yet remains unclaimed, leaving many questions unanswered about her life and circumstances preceding her death.

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Date Found: 08/30/2018

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