Heather Rose Strickland, 34, has been identified by the FBI as the deceased woman who was found wrapped in a trash bag last weekend off Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Heather Rose Strickland spent the last five years in the Clearwater-St. Petersburg, Florida, area, according to the FBI.Witnesses said they were spearfishing when they went for a dive. As they headed to the next spot, they found the trash bag. They tried to pick it up but quickly realized it was not trash. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed to FOX 13 that the body of a woman was found wrapped in a plastic trash bag off the coast of Egmont Key, Florida, around 12:40 p.m. Saturday.
After cutting the plastic and canvas bag that was inside, they said they saw skin and what was believed to be a bra strap or bikini. The witnesses said they made the distress call shortly after the discovery. "The body was found wrapped in bedding in a plastic trash bag," the FBI said, noting the discovery happened 13 miles off the coast.
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