New HampshireDepartment of JusticeOffice of the Attorney General

News Release

For Immediate Release
December 31, 2020

Contact:
Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications
kate.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov | 603-573-6103

Benjamin J. Agati, Senior Assistant Attorney General
benjamin.j.agati@doj.nh.gov | (603) 419-0124

Joseph Cherniske, Attorney

Identification and Autopsy Results in Manchester, New Hampshire Death

Concord, NH – New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and Manchester Police Chief Allen D. Aldenberg announce the autopsy results for Cynthia Halloran (age 69) of Manchester, New Hampshire.

Shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, Manchester Police responded to a 911 call reporting that a body had been found behind one of the fields in the Youngsville baseball complex near the parking lot for the Rockingham Rail Trail.

Following an autopsy this morning by New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval, the cause and manner of Ms. Halloran's death are pending further investigation and test results.

Manchester Police are actively investigating this death, and are tracing Ms. Halloran's whereabouts between 5:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2020.  Anyone with any information on this matter is encouraged to contact detectives of the Manchester Police Department at (603) 668-8711.

The investigation is ongoing and additional information will be released as it becomes available, while protecting the integrity of the investigation.

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