July 19, 2010 12:05 PM

Jenna Lord's Body Found in Camden, Says Family; Mother Was Missing Nearly Two Weeks

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Caroline Black
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Body of NJ Mother Jenna Lord Found in Camden

Jenna Lord (Personal Photo)

CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS/KYW/AP) Family and friends of missing Pennsylvania mother Jenna Lord have confirmed that the body found in a vacant lot in Camden is her remains.

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The 23-year-old's uncle, Ariel Morales, discovered his niece's badly decomposed body Sunday afternoon after the family decided to conduct another search for Lord.

"I was in denial for the first two seconds or first two minutes," Morales told the Philadelphia Daily News. "I was really hoping it was somebody else."

Although county officials have not yet confirmed that the body is in fact Lord, Morales says his greatest fears were confirmed when he saw a Mickey Mouse tattoo on the forearm of the body, reports the Philadelphia Daily News.

After attending a family barbeque in Collingswood on July 5, Lord had phoned from a stranger's cell phone at a train station in Camden to say that she was on her way home, but was never seen or heard from again.

Surveillance footage recovered from the Camden train station shows Lord walking toward Broadway with two men; however, not much else is known regarding the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

Anyone who may have information is urged to contact the Collingdale Police Department at 610-583-0502.

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by Wildwood1966 July 19, 2010 2:17 PM EDT
not knowing all the details is hard - but Camden is such a terrible place and I am sure she knew this - I can not imagine her walking off with strangers willingly - was the baby not with her at the Family Reuion? Why didn't somebody drive her back to Philly? it is not that far from Collingswood - I pray for peace for her whole family and that whoever did this is so rideden with guilt they trun themselves in ....
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by cooleykrystal1 July 19, 2010 1:30 PM EDT
jenna was a beautiful girl. it tugs at my heart to hear that something so horible has happend to such a yung loving mother. i think about if that would have been me..or some one i new and loved..and im so sorry for the families loss. I hope that who ever it was who did this is brought to justice so her family that is hurting so badly can have some sort of closure..they took away a dughter, and a loving mother who her son will never be able to see again. its wrong, heartbreaking and sad..
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by Carol065 July 19, 2010 12:26 PM EDT
This is very sad. I hope you will be able to rest in peace now Jenna.
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