By: Richard L. Smith
The remains of a homicide victim found in Elizabeth three years ago have been identified, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced today.
The then-unidentified woman’s body was discovered on June 11, 2020, along the railroad tracks in the area of the 300 block of Port Avenue in Elizabeth.
A subsequent autopsy determined her death to be a homicide.
Through both the Detectives’ investigative efforts and DNA testing through Othram Labs, the victim was recently identified as 23-year-old Jasmine Featherstone of Elizabeth, previously from Middletown, Connecticut.
This is an ongoing and active investigation, and anyone with information about this matter is being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Lamar Hartsfield at 908-451-1873, Detective Angela Concepcion at 908-341-5416 or Elizabeth Police Department Detective Louis Demondo at 908-558-2100.
Tips can be submitted anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at www.uctip.org; submission of tips made in this fashion that result in an indictment and conviction can be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000 via the Union County Crime Stoppers.