Mysterious U.S. Virgin Islands death of Alabama woman, 22, unexplained by autopsy: medical examiner
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Lily Ledbetter, 22, died suddenly last month in the U.S. Virgin Islands and an autopsy did not reveal a cause of death, the medical examiner told Fox News Digital.
The former Auburn University student had been living on the popular tourist island of St. John in the town of Cruz Bay and working at a local animal shelter when she died suddenly. Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com and @ReRosenberg.
Local police have come under fire in recent years for their handling of suspicious deaths amid concerns about the rate of violent crime in the tropical paradise.
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