Woman Missing For Days ID'd As Body Found Behind Southeast DC Apartment

A woman reported missing earlier this month has been identified as the body that was located in a trash can behind an apartment complex in Southeast DC on Monday afternoon.

Yvette Spencer
Photo Credit: *Metropolitan Police Department*

Human remains were found in the 1600 block of 27th Street in Southeast DC.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

Zak Failla

03/21/2023 3:11 p.m.

The DC Medical Examiner's Office has identified the woman found near the Randle Highlands apartment building on Monday, March 20, as 59-year-old Yvette Spencer, who had been reported missing since Friday, March 17.

Shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Monday, officers were called to the 1600 block of 27th Street, where they reportedly found the human remains, later identified as Spencer.

According to police, the incident is being treated as a death investigation. Her cause of death remains under investigation.

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