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Dismembered body case ruled a homicide

ALLENTOWN — The death of a woman whose severed head and dismembered remains were found in trash bags along two interstates in the Pocono Mountains was ruled a homicide.

Autopsy results show that the victim, whose identity has not been determined, suffered "multiple violent injuries, any of which caused her death," state police said. Police planned to release more details about the victim, including a likeness of her face.

A state road worker salting I-380 discovered a bag containing the woman's head at about 9 a.m. Tuesday in the median in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County.

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