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Police Eye Possible Link To Nearby Burglaries In North Salem Woman's Death

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Police are exploring the possibility the death of 83-year-old socialite Lois Colley of North Salem may be linked to a string of burglaries in neighboring Ridgefield, Conn., according to lohud.com.

State police patrol Windswept Farms, the 300-acre property in North Salem where Lois Colley was killed on Monday.

State police patrol Windswept Farms, the 300-acre property in North Salem where Lois Colley was killed on Monday.

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Lois Colley

Lois Colley

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The burglaries occurred between Oct. 31 and Nov. 5 on Mamanasco Road in Ridgefield, which is located 2 miles from Windswept Farm, the 300-acre property in which Colley was found dead late Monday afternoon.

Police have ruled the cause of death to be blunt-force trauma.

Lois Colley's death and the Ridgefield incidents do not appear to be connected, but state police are exploring the possibility because of the close proximity of the crimes and the timeframe in which they occurred, the lohud.com report said.

A knife-wielding man forced his way into a home in one of the Ridgefield burglaries, according to this previous report from Daily Voice.

Check back to Daily Voice for updates on this developing story.

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