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Woman Found Dead At Cape Cod Rest Stop Was Stabbed, Shot Multiple Times

HYANNIS (CBS) -- Authorities have identified the woman found dead at a Route 6 rest area on Cape Cod.

Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe and the Barnstable police chief said the victim was 28-year-old Christine Ferreira of Hyannis.

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The Route 6 rest stop where a woman's body was found. (Image credit David G. Curran)

A driver discovered her body at the rest stop between Exit 6 and 7 at about 4 a.m. on Saturday.

An autopsy revealed that Ferreira "died from multiple stabbing injuries and multiple gunshot wounds," officials said.

No other details were released, and police are still investigating.

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