File photo of a Woodstock police cruiser. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.)File photo of a Woodstock police cruiser. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.)
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Missing woman found dead

The grim discovery of a missing woman has prompted a death investigation in Woodstock.

Woodstock police initiated a missing person alert Thursday in an attempt to locate 30-year-old Karen Cunningham, who had initially been reported missing.

In a statement Friday night, police said she was found deceased.

The area of Sixth Avenue and Mill Street in Woodstock was closed for several hours Friday but has since reopened.

The investigation is ongoing at this time.

Anyone with information about this investigation is encouraged to contact the Woodstock Police Service at 519-537-2323 or Oxford Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online.

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