A former Secaucus woman who was reported missing in July was found dead in an abandoned building in Newark, family said.
A former Secaucus woman who was reported missing in July was found dead in a vacant building in Newark, a family member said.
Crystal Passante, 26, was last seen on Ferry Street in Newark on July 16, after leaving her father's home.
On Sept. 18, police found a decomposed body inside an old building in Newark, Passante's aunt, Nicole Romano, said. The body was not identified until Oct. 13, after the results of dental records came back, she said.
Passante, who was five months pregnant, miscarried the baby, an autopsy revealed, Romano said. No foul play is suspected in the death and authorities are awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine the cause of death, she added.
The family was told Passante had been in the building for a long time and Romano thinks she may have been there since her disappearance.
Passante's mother, Alice Scola, told The Jersey Journal back in August that her daughter had just moved back to New Jersey from Milpitas, Calif. a few days earlier.
The day she went missing, Passante had told her father that she wanted to left alone, Scola said back in August.
The family has not yet received the body, pending further tests. Funeral arrangements are still pending.