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Troopers Find Body Of Missing Stewart's Clerk

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published October 3, 2018 at 4:06 PM EDT
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New York State Police say the body of a 21-year-old woman missing since leaving her job at a convenience store last week has been found in a rural Mohawk Valley town.

Troopers say Wednesday that Michaela MacVilla's body was found Tuesday by a property owner in the Fulton County town of Oppenheim, 50 miles northwest of Albany.

Authorities say she was last seen shortly after midnight Sept. 24 leaving the Stewart's Shop in St. Johnsville in neighboring Montgomery County.

Troopers searched for clues Wednesday along a rural road on the Montgomery and Fulton county line. The area in Fulton County where her body was found is just a few miles from where she worked.

State police say an autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death.

(C) 2018 AP
New York News
Dave Lucas
Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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