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Miami Metrozoo workers were cutting branches to feed to giraffes when they found the body of a woman near the entrance of the zoo April 19. Police have now identified the body as that of 60-year-old Gloria Marinckovic of Kendall.
Marinckovic suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and had gone missing from her home last month. Police don’t believe the death was a murder but are still investigating. Early reports indicate that her body might have been burned. Though some grass around the body was blackened, police say it was not lit on fire. [SunSent]
- The man who owned controversial puppy shop Wizard of Claws might again be selling puppy-mill dogs. [NBCMiami]
- Activists opposed to offshore drilling protested in Miami Beach yesterday. They held black tarps over their heads to symbolize the potential impact of the recent oil spill off Louisiana’s coast. [CBS4]
- Two pedestrians were hit by a vehicle in Opa-locka but are recovering. [WSVN]
- Police have released surveillance video of the suspect and victim in the Brickell rape case, hoping it will jog potential witnesses’ memories. [CBS4]
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