PRINCETON - Authorities say they are not ruling out a possible link between the killing of Vanessa Marcotte in Princeton and the death of another jogger in New York last week.

Investigators are still seeking information in the death of 27-year-old Marcotte whose body was discovered around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. She had been reported missing after going for a run around 1 p.m. and never returning to her mother's house.

"We haven't ruled anything out in regards to the New York homicide. There are similarities," said Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. "We have to let all the evidence, all the facts play out."

Many have drawn similarities between the killing of Marcotte and that of 30-year-old Karina Vetrano who was also killed while out for a run in New York early last week.

Early said investigators are currently following up on hundreds of leads police have received from the public.

"An autopsy was performed, but additional testing that has to be done," said Early, who would not specify her cause of death or the condition of her body.

Authorities are still looking for tips from anyone who may have been in the area from 1 to 4 p.m.



"I can't overemphasize the tips coming in providing us with a lot of good information," Early said.

An anonymous tip line has been set up and anyone with information is being asked to call 508-453-7589.

Early said they are still unsure of whether this is a random crime and continue to ask Princeton and area residents to "use an abundance of caution."