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Medical examiner IDs body found in shed behind Knoxville home

Brian C. Rittmeyer
By Brian C. Rittmeyer
1 Min Read Jan. 8, 2022 | 4 years Ago
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A body was found Saturday behind a home in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood, Pittsburgh police said.

Officers responded to a report of a possible body in the 300 block of Reifert Street around 4:30 p.m.

There, police said officers found a dead person in a shed.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner early Sunday morning identified the woman as 38-year-old Crystal Leshner. A cause and manner of death was not yet provided.

Further information regarding Leshner were not immediately available.

Detectives were continuing to investigate.

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Brian C. Rittmeyer, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.

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