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Sarai Sierra Update: Istanbul police release surveillance photos of slain Staten Island mom
A surveillance image of Sarai Sierra in Istanbul, shortly after she was murdered.
/ CBS New YorkPICTURES: N.Y. mom found dead in Turkey
According to CBS New York, the surveillance photos come from several different cameras. They show Sierra, a mother of two, walking alone around a coastal section of the city.
The 33-year-old mother of two was found dead on Feb. 2, 12 days after she went missing in Istanbul. Police said she was killed by a blow to the head and are still trying to find her attacker or attackers.Her family said Sierra was on her first trip abroad pursuing a new hobby of photography. She traveled alone after a friend who was supposed to join her canceled for financial reasons.
Turkey's state-run news agency said that on Friday police on briefly took the two brothers and a sister of a possible suspect into custody in the northern city of Karabuk. They were released after being questioned about their brother's whereabouts. The Anadolu agency said their DNA samples were taken.
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