NY NY - Karen Sackett (47), found deceased at home, New Rochelle, 4 November 2024

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March 24, 2025 article

‘It needed to be better investigated’. Forensic expert questions probe into death of woman at Iona University housing

Karen Sackett was found badly decomposed, face down in her bedroom on Nov. 4. 2024 in the Iona University home on President Street that she shared with her ex-boyfriend, a former university employee.

longisland.news12.com

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Sackett’s family has expressed concerns with the investigation since her death. In prior interviews with News 12, they claimed her residence was “scrubbed clean” of any sign of the woman with not even “a bar of soap” left remaining within days of her discovery.

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Nov 20, 2024 article

‘She died a horrific death.’ Family seeks answers after woman found dead inside Iona University campus housing

Karen Sackett is believed to have died Nov. 1, on her 47th birthday, but was found three days later by a university employee, according to her family.

hudsonvalley.news12.com

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Diaz says Sackett was found dead inside her bedroom while Iona University was in the process of evicting her from campus housing. He claims she lived there in a troubled relationship with her ex-boyfriend who worked at the university.

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Jan 30, 2025 article - police consider the case closed.

Police: Autopsy shows 47-year-old Westchester dental hygienist died of ‘chronic alcoholism and natural causes’

The former model was found deceased inside the residence on President Street by Iona University’s head of security in November.

hudsonvalley.news12.com

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They say the medical examiner determined that Karen Sackett died of chronic alcoholism and natural causes.

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Records obtained by News 12 in a separate FOIL request show New Rochelle police were at the residence nine times since 2017 for welfare checks, disputes, alleged domestic violence and possible substance abuse by Sackett.

Authorities said from the start that there was no sign of foul play and that it was believed Sackett died of natural causes. New Rochelle police said her ex-boyfriend had been out-of-state since August when she died.

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