St. Tammany Parish authorities say the woman found dead near a popular northshore walking trail Wednesday was likely killed within 90 minutes after she arrived there at 12:30 p.m., though they offered few other details at a press conference held Friday.
Interim Sheriff Bret Ibert said deputies are investigating the death of 24-year-old Lizeht Rodriguez, whose death had been declared a homicide by the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s office the night before.
Rodriguez’s body was found lying among the leaves near the Northlake Nature Center off U.S. 190 just east of Mandeville at about 2 p.m., about an hour and a half after arriving there with her dog in her silver Honda Civic.
Ibert was not able to provide any additional information about where the body was found or if investigators have found a murder weapon…