UPDATES: Missing Canonsburg Woman Found Dead in Rostraver

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Rostraver police said no foul play is suspected at this time but are awaiting the results of an autopsy and toxicology tests to determine the cause of death.

The Canonsburg Borough woman has been found dead in a Westmoreland County mall parking lot.

Authorities found the body of 43-year-old Murphy Jane Hickerson in a parked car shortly before 6 a.m. (changed from 8 a.m.) on Wednesday, Sgt. Don Cross said. The car was parked outside of a Gabriel Brothers clothing store in Rostraver Township.

"At this point, we don't know what happened or how it occurred," Cross said.

He said that Hickerson's family has been notified and that Rostraver police are continuing to investigate the death. Cross said that an autopsy by the Westmoreland County coroner is expected to be performed later on Wednesday.

Cross added that Canonsburg police are working with investigators from Rostraver to get more details on the death.

"They have not indicated fully what the investigation found," he said.

Hickerson, who lived with her mother, was last seen near Hutchinson Avenue in Canonsburg on April 28.

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