Crime & Safety

New Hanover Body ID'd as Local Model

The cause of death of Natalie Marella, 26, of Ambler, is still undetermined pending toxicology testing.

The body that was discovered Wednesday along a cornfield in New Hanover has been identified as 26-year-old Natalie Marella, of Ambler, according to a press release from the Montgomery County District Attorney's office.

New Hanover Police initially responded to a report on Monday morning that a local farmer had discovered the body of a white woman at 2471 Little Road, near the intersection of Renninger Road. 

An autopsy was conducted on Wednesday evening, but the cause and manner of death remain undertermined pending the results of toxicology testing.

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According to Marella's Facebook page, she was most recently employed as a model at F.A.B. Modeling, and she graduated from Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in 2006 as a certified clinical medical assistant.

Prior to that, she attended several local high schools, including Wissahickon Senior High School (until 2000), Buxmont Academy and Central Bucks West, graduating in 2004.

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