Authorities Lehigh County say a pregnant woman whose body was found in a nature preserve was the victim of a homicide.
Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim said 27-year-old Jennifer Snyder of Lower Macungie Township died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Grim said Snyder's body was found at about 9:45 a.m. Friday in a wooded ravine in Trexler Nature Preserve in North Whitehall Township. Police were called to the area by a report of a bloodied car in a parking lot behind a professional building.
Snyder had been a veterinary technician for the past four years at Maple Hills Veterinary Hospital. Police said she was last seen at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday near her apartment.
Snyder recently posted news of her pregnancy on her Facebook page. She was scheduled for an ultrasound Thursday morning but never arrived, according to Snyder's aunt.
"No family should have to deal with this, Trina Angelovich said.
Snyder was an animal lover who worked and lived at the Maple Hills Veterinary Hospital.
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Family members say Synder's funeral will be held on Thursday at T.K. Thomas Funeral Home in Palmerton.
There are no suspects in the case at this time.
A memorial fund to help homeless and neglected animals has been set up in Synder's name:
Jennifer Lindsey Snyder Memorial Fund
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