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The Berkshire Eagle, Monday, Nov. 18,1974—19Death of North Adams girl under police investigationNORTH ADAMS — Author- High School, was found lying The detective said there was ities said this morning they face down 58 feet off the road no evidence she had been ab-haye no strong leads in the case on a plateau, part of the way ducted. “She left on her own,of a local girl who left home down a steep, drop from River for all we can see, but we haveNov. 1 and was found dead near Road to the river. no idea where she was in the »n-the Deerfield River in Florida A Florida man, David Bur- terim,”hesaid.Saturday afternoon. dick 21, of Tilda Hill Road who u Brow„ said residcnts ofAn autopsy last mght failed to was bow-huntmg with relative the arca where lhe wa5 pinpoint the cause of death of made the discovery about 3:30 found had „oliced ^Kim Manon Benoit. 18. although p.m. usual in the past few days,it disclosed no obvious signs of Ur Edm(lnd p Larkin mcdi. « Iphysical assault, according to cal esaminer, estimated Miss ,,?ul„he S*'A. •}• wl”e the chief investigator in the Benoit had been dead about 24 body wasc;^'- to 36 hours when she was found, desp ate, p real lonely area. ItThe detective said, however. according t0 the state ^ is situated about lj miles easthat based on the autopsy, in- Q. .. . . . , of the village of Hoosac Tunnelvestigators have not ruled out . Brjown mvesugators so m piorida on the way to the vil-the possibility of homicide. • far do not know if she died be- [ageofZoar in Charlemont.Tta girl/the daughter of fore or after reaching the placeMonte Benoit of 31 High St. and where she was tound- Be^dn^vr^ toMrs Beveriv Langiev of 12 Sut- The body was fully clothed Bc™‘t *elt;A es tvv,° brothers, Leeton St., was found by deer hunt- M was not wearing a coat andI ers lying face down, at the foot ^ked any .dent.fication. Brown ^ ^ ^ RJg g|gof a steep incline off River • North Adams, and maternalRoad. Identification of Miss Benoit „rp,t.prrtriHnarents in Pennsvl-State Police Detective Lt. was made by following up a ^ ^Milo F. Brown Jr. said that as missing-persons report filed by * ;of now “we have no idea why her family Nov. 1, when she 1‘uneml services will be to-she died of how she got there. ' failed to return to a friend's morrow^ at 11 a.m. at the SanA state pathologist. Dr. house where she was living, af- bou_cle huneral Home. The Rev. George W. Curtis, took body tis- ter a dance at the Sons of Italy Robert K. Buchwaiter. pastor of sue samples from the autopsy hall. Congregational Churchfor further examination in his Her father made positive 'r fr ms a mem' Boston offices. U. Brown said it identification later Saturday. ber, will otliciate. may be two weeks before the Miss Benoit was last known to Burial will be in Southview outcome of the tests is known. have been living with a friend Cemetery. There will be no eall-Miss Benoit, a senior at Drury at 6 Sutton St. mg hours.
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The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US
Mon, Nov 18, 1974
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