Police have confirmed that the woman who was found dead in the trunk of a vehicle at a local car rental business Tuesday was the victim of a homicide.
State Police said Wednesday that Lisa A. Dashnaw, 57, died of strangulation.
The cause of death was determined by an autopsy performed by Dr. Michael Sikirica at Glens Falls Hospital in Warren County Wednesday morning.
Dashnaw was found in the trunk of a vehicle at the Enterprise car rental business at the corner of Military Turnpike and Route 3 in the Town of Plattsburgh Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Police went to Enterprise after someone reported that they found a dead person in a vehicle there.
After executing a search warrant on the vehicle, police said they found the body in the trunk.
Several police officers were at the Enterprise location throughout the afternoon Tuesday, and into the evening, investigating the scene. A red vehicle had a blue tarp over it at one point, and later a white tent was set up over the vehicle.
