Hennepin County Medical Examiner seeks help identifying body

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified a 28-year-old woman in their custody as Annysa Marie Zierhut Thursday after asking for the public’s help in determining who she was.

Her cause and manner of death remain under investigation by the Minneapolis Police Department, according to a press release.

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The Hennepin County Medical Examiner is seeking help in identifying a body that was received into its office this week. The body of the woman was discovered on Monday around 9 a.m. in the 3500 block of Hennepin Ave.

The woman is caucasian, 125 pounds in weight and was pregnant, likely in her third trimester. She had a pierced right earlobe with a hoop earring. She also had a pierced navel and white metal ring on her right hand.

Anyone with information is asked to call (612)215-6300.