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Body Found In LI Trash Container 43 Years Ago Is Identified: Police

The victim was 15 years old at the time of her disappearance, police say.

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A cold case victim from 1982 in Freeport has been identified as Susan Mann of Queens, who was wearing that pendant when she disappeared, police said.
A cold case victim from 1982 in Freeport has been identified as Susan Mann of Queens, who was wearing that pendant when she disappeared, police said. (Nassau County Police )

FREEPORT, NY — Police have released new details about a homicide in Freeport 43 years ago. Freeport police officers found a human body in a trash container on November 4, 1982, authorities said.

The cold case victim has now been identified using investigative genealogy as Susan Mann, of Hollis, Queens, police said. She was 15 years old at the time of her disappearance.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911.

All callers will remain anonymous.

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