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Coroner's report not coming
any time soon
By Keith Thomas
Editor in Chief
Autopsy
results for a murdered Purdue student and her sister may not be released
for two weeks, according to the Tippecanoe County Coroner's Office.
A spokesperson for the coroner
said Monday that the official findings and cause of death for Yeunkyung
Woo, 31, a Purdue doctoral student in biological sciences, and her sister,
Huo Kwung Woo, 29, of Chicago, would not be available any time soon.
Late last week, several other news organizations reported that the autopsy
results would be available Monday; however, the spokesperson at the
coroner's office said that wasn't accurate. County coroner Martin Avolt
was not available for comment.
The coroner's office spokesperson
said they could not elaborate on the original statement that the two
sisters died of apparent "traumatic injuries," which was released late
last week.
According to Joe Bennett,
Purdue vice president for University relations, investigators are following
up on some leads hoping to find out who is responsible for the sisters'
deaths.
"I know (the police) have
been pursuing some leads and I'm hoping we might have something a little
more substantive," Bennett said. "But, I just don't know for sure yet
how it's going to go."
According to reports, Woo
and her sister were found dead in Woo's campus apartment in the Purdue
Village at 10:20 a.m. Friday. The sisters, who police officials said
were found fully clothed in separate rooms, were believed to have been
murdered something Thursday evening.
Police said there were no
signs of forced entry into Woo's apartment. Woo was found in the living
room of the apartment and her sister, who was visiting from Chicago,
was found in the bedroom.
The Tippecanoe County Sheriff's
Department, the Lafayette Police Department, the Indiana State Police
and the FBI are assisting Purdue Police in the investigation.
Police are still looking
for any witnesses who may have seen the sisters alive or know of the
whereabouts of them anytime after 5 p.m. Thursday. Anyone with information
about the case should call the Purdue Police Department at 494-8221.
The Associated Press contributed
to this report.
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