The death of a 26-year-old mother found in the trunk of a car in Queens on Wednesday has been ruled a homicide, the New York City medical examiner said Friday.
Authorities say Destini Smother was found in the trunk of a Toyota Camry with no plates early Wednesday, months after she went missing in the city after a birthday party in November.
The medical examiner also determined that Smothers’ cause of death was a blow to the head that fractured her skull. Her body, which was in the fetal position, was found in the trunk only as the vehicle was being towed.
A senior NYPD official
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