The Latest: Slain Google worker 'knew what she wanted to do'
A Boston University professor says a Google account manager who was found slain in central Massachusetts during the weekend was "remarkably sweet" and knew at a young age what she wanted to do in her career.
Boston University professor Steve Quigley says Marcotte was very interested in search engine marketing when she was a student in his New Media class in 2010.
Authorities are asking for the public's help in the investigation into the killing of a New York City woman whose body was found in woods near her mother's home in central Massachusetts.
Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. says police found the body of 27-year-old Vanessa Marcotte about a half-mile from her mother's home in Princeton on Sunday night after she didn't return from an afternoon walk or run.
Authorities don't know if the attack was random and are asking the public to stay alert and contact them if they see anything unusual.