Police report that they have found what is believed to be the body of Annie Le, the missing Yale University post-graduate student last seen Tuesday. They found the body inside the wall of a same lab building where she was last seen five days before. The body has not yet been positively IDed as Annie Le, 24, who was also scheduled to be married on Sunday to Columbia University graduate student Jonathan Widawsky in New York City. However, officials presume the body to be that of Le.
The body was discovered at around 5 PM Sunday, by state police. It was in an area of the building that houses utility cables that run between floors.
Annie Le, a pharmacology doctoral student originally from Placerville, CA, was last seen Tuesday morning in the lab building, and used her passcard as well. Surveillance video showed her arriving around 10 AM, but no footage of her leaving was found, despite some 75 surveillance cameras operating around the complex. Her purse with her ID, money, and credit cards were found in her office.
Given lack of footage of her leaving, it's likely this is Annie Le's body. It would explain why she had not been seen leaving the lab building.
The Yale Daily News on Saturday quoted an anonymous New Haven Police Department official as saying bloody clothes were found in a ceiling at the laboratory building. New Haven police said they have contacted her family and have assumed control of the investigation. It is now being treated as a homicide.
Police have stated that Jonathan Widawsky, Le's fiance, is not considered a suspect. They added that he is assisting in the investigation.
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