LIGONIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Westmoreland County coroner has deemed the death of a woman whose body was found in Ligonier Township a homicide.
Amy Shipley, 45, was found dead on Helens Lane in Cook Township on Sept. 18 after she was reported missing five days earlier. She was in a makeshift grave.
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Coroner Tim Carson said Shipley suffered multiple blunt force trauma injuries. She had several broken bones, multiple of which were in stages of healing.
Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said the property belonged to 48-year-old Roger Angelo, Shipley’s boyfriend.
He was expected to be charged with criminal homicide in her death but he committed suicide on Sept. 19, the DA said.
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Investigators believe Shipley died in her home on Sept. 8 before she was buried on Helens Lane.
Westmoreland County detectives are still working to learn more. Anyone with useful information is asked to call 724-830-3287.
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