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No foul play suspected after missing Sterling woman found dead, police say

Investigators announced Monday that they believe Muscara's death was accidental and no foul play is suspected.

STERLING, Va. — A 33-year-old woman from Sterling, Virginia has been found dead after she was reported missing Saturday. 

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) found Kelley Muscara's body in the area of Kincora Drive Sunday. She was last seen alive in the 45100 block of Kincora drive. Officials said that there was concern for her well-being when she was reported missing, but they did not give any additional details. 

"LCSO Detectives are conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Kelley Muscara in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner,"LSCO wrote in a press release Sunday.

Investigators announced Monday that they believe Muscara's death was accidental and no foul play is suspected.

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Earlier this year, in an unrelated incident, another Virginia woman's body was found, named Hannah Choi. She was 35 at the time of her death.

Choi was reported missing by friends on March 6 and was ultimately allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend in a wooded area of Piscataway Park in Maryland. 

According to a spokesperson from the Fairfax County Police Department, deputies from the Charles County Sheriff's Department were called to the park Thursday morning after a body was found in the woods.

Arrest warrants have been issued for Choi's ex-boyfriend, 27-year-old Joel Mosso Merino, for second-degree murder and felony disposal of a body. He has yet to be apprehended. 

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