Investigators are seeking the public's help in finding who murdered and dismembered a 14-year-old girl whose remains were found in some woods in Luzerne County.

Grace Packer

Mcall.com is reporting that police have identified the mother of Grace Packer as a "person of interest" in the probe.



The Montgomery County girl had been missing since July. Her 41-year-old mother, Sara, was charged last month with child endangerment and obstruction of the administration of law. Police said Sara Packer was reluctant to provide information as authorities searched for her daughter.



Hunters found Grace Packer's remains on Oct. 31. Her death has been ruled a homicide. Investigators from Luzerne, Montgomery and Bucks counties, where the girl's family also lived for a time, only announced on Thursday that her remains had been located. They have not released a cause of death.