Coming back an were following all the leads. Police established a dedicated tip line from marcotte, which investigators say has provided hundreds of leads. The 27yearold was murdered sunday, while out for a jog here on brook station road. Sources tell fox 25, marcottes body had been burned, and she may have been raped. John marcotte last saw his daughter saturday night, she was a great kid, i could only ask for your prayers that she did. Th we are working it around the clock, and its a huge priority for us at this time. The reporter the case is now drawing National Attention for its parallels to another young woman hoe was killed while jogging in new york. When asked if there are any ties between the tragedies, the District Attorney said this we havent ruled anything out with regards to the new york homicide. We understand that there are similarities. The reporter the District Attorney also says the medical examiner completed an autopsy on Vanessa Marcotte this morning. Preliminary res
Wanted to. The reporter now, Police Telling us they do believe he had the bracelet on at the time of the crime, but he did take it off after the crime, and they did find that bracelet and then all afternoon, they were able to track him down. They went to about 10 or 12 addresses throughout the city, but they did find him. We are live if boston, robert goulston, fox 25 news. Mark and there is more breaking news tonight in brighton, where a person was badly hurt when a tree branch fell on them of them on commonwealth avenue. Working in that area all day. Fox 25s john monahan is live on the scene and you are learning more about the man who was hit by that branch. The reporter we are mark. He is in the hospital, being surrounded by family and is in surgery at this time, but take a look, if you go through the fence, we can get a look at a log, a piece of wood thats about the same size police say as the piece that hit this man, about 30 inches long and a foot in diameter. Its not clear if th