Neighbors saddened to hear that missing Stowe Township woman was found dead near home

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STOWE TOWNSHIP — Neighbors and relatives of a woman who disappeared from her home last month are reeling from the news of her death.

Allegheny County Police told Channel 11 they found a woman’s body Friday night in Stowe Township, and a relative confirmed it is Patricia Moran, 64, of Stowe Township.

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Moran went missing from her home on Wheeler Avenue on either July 25 or 26.

“I’ve seen her around the neighborhood when I’d walk my dog she’d always say hi and smile,” said neighbor Leo Pompeo.

Her family said police found her body over the hillside near her home at 10:30 p.m. on Friday.

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The family says they don’t suspect foul play and believe she fell down the hill.

“We would love to know exactly what happened to her and I’m sure eventually police will find out exactly what happened,” Pompeo said. “She was a very nice lady, very friendly, and we are going to miss her.”

County homicide detectives are investigating the death. At this time, the county’s medical examiner has not released the cause of death.

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