Martinsville police investigate death as homicide after medical examiner ruling

A medical examiner determined Katherine Likens died from blunt force trauma.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville police are investigating the death of Katherine Likens, 53, as a homicide following a medical examiner's findings. 

A medical examiner determined Likens' cause of death as blunt force trauma. Police discovered her body Thursday afternoon in the woods between Ellsworth St. and Cleveland Ave. 

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Likens was reported missing at 12:21 p.m. Thursday, according to police. Officers traced her daily routines and typical travel routes for several hours before finding her body. 

Anyone with information should call (276) 632-7463.Â