Shannan Gilbert , 24 , of Jersey City , New Jersey , was last seen alive on May 1 . As authorities searched for clues about her disappearance last year , they uncovered the bodies of four women in various stages of decomposition . It is not clear to whom the remains belong . Discovery of the remains last year led authorities to other bodies . TL;DR A body found in a landfill near Philadelphia has been identified as that of missing college student Shannon Gilbert, police said Thursday.
Shannan Gilbert , 24 , of Jersey City , New Jersey , was last seen alive on May 1 . It is not clear to whom the remains belong . Discovery of the remains last year led authorities to other bodies . TL;DR A body found in a landfill near Philadelphia has been identified as that of missing college student Shannon Gilbert, police said Thursday.