LCSO identifies woman's body found in Bonita Springs

The dead body being pulled from the creek. Photo via WINK News.

On Thursday, Lee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed and identified Judy Ann Murphy, 57, as the body investigators recovered from Leitner Creek in Bonita Springs on Christmas Day, Tuesday.

The creek runs under Terry St. into the Imperial river.

Location of the finding. Photo via Google Maps.

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