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19-year-old found dead in East Boston identified

BOSTON — Police say the woman found dead in an East Boston garage last week was 19-year-old Blanca Lainez.

“It's horrifying, it's heartbreaking, there are no words,” said Sandra Nijjar

A mom and a neighborhood activist, Nijjar added to a makeshift memorial for the young woman Saturday.

“I hope they find the person who murdered her. I hope justice is served for her and her family,” said Nijjar.

Construction workers found her clothed, bloodied and beaten body on Wednesday in the East Boston garage behind the unoccupied building they are renovating on Princeton Street.

A woman, who asked not to be identified, also lit candles at the scene, telling FOX25 she lived with Lainez in Chelsea. Lainez was originally from El Salvador and her parents are still there.  She had attended East Boston high school for some time.

But why she was killed, and why she ended up in East Boston, is a mystery.

Police are asking the public for information, while neighbors are on edge.