Autopsy confirms missing Kamloops woman’s death was a homicide

Jo-Anne Donovan, 57, who was found deceased near her Kamloops home at the Warren’s Trailer Court on March 22. An autopsy has declared her death a homicide. (Jo-Anne Donovan/Facebook)
The body of 57-year-old Jo-Anne Donovan was found near her home on March 22
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