The badly decomposed body found in a lot in the city's West Ward early last month was identified by authorities as 17-year-old West Side High School student Brenda Keith.
Katherine Carter an Essex County Spokesperson confirmed that Keith decomposed body was found in the 400 block of South 17th Street in Newark's West Ward Wednesday,happen October 15, 2014.
Carter said the cause of death has not been declared a homicide as investigators are awaiting autopsy results to determine the person's gender and official cause of death.
Keith went missing in early September but it was not immediately clear happened to her after that point according to sources close to the investigation.
Several phone calls to The Newark Public School requesting information had not been answered.
Carter said additional information will follow as it becomes available.