Authorities have launched a homicide investigation following the grim discovery of 62-year-old Donella Bryan’s body in a dumpster near Hechinger Mall in Northeast Washington , D.C. Bryan had been reported missing just a day prior.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) , Bryan was last seen on Thursday, April 17 , near the 300 block of N Street NE, close to her apartment . Her disappearance prompted immediate concern from neighbors and family , with her daughter reportedly canvassing the neighborhood for information .
A missing person’s alert was issued by MPD on Friday, April 18. By Saturday, Bryan’s body was found in a plastic bin inside one of several dumpsters behind Hechinger Mall — less than a mile from where she was last seen. Police said Bryan had suffered blunt force trauma and suffocation before being disposed of…