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Tragic Discovery: 72-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Near Botanical Garden

12/18/2025

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Lydia Marzan, a 72-year-old woman, was found dead outside the New York Botanical Garden on December 12, 2025, around 6:50 a.m.
She wore only a shirt, underwear, and socks, with additional clothing folded nearby.
She lived about two miles away in Fordham Heights and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators noted bruising above her eye and a hand cut as the city medical examiner determines the cause.

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Lydia Marzan, a 72-year-old woman, was found dead outside the New York Botanical Garden on December 12, 2025, around 6:50 a.m.
She wore only a shirt, underwear, and socks, with additional clothing folded nearby.
She lived about two miles away in Fordham Heights and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators noted bruising above her eye and a hand cut as the city medical examiner determines the cause.