SALT LAKE CITY — Police found human remains in a trash bag in Brigham City in April . On Wednesday, they announced they had determined the victim’s identity.

The Brigham City Police Department said DNA testing revealed the victim was Brandy M. Hickey, who would have been 42 when she was found.

The police department said Hickey had been living in St. George and had connections in Salt Lake City when she went missing.

“ Detectives reached out to her family to notify them she had been found. They have also been reaching out and contacting her associates to collect information,” police said. “The last known contact with her was in 2021.”

Brigham City PD said Hickey’s death was being investigated as a homicide, and detectives were “ diligently pursuing every available lead to identify and b

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