Google employee Vanessa Marcotte raped and murdered while out jogging in woodland

A worker for Google has been found dead after being raped while jogging in woodland close to her mother’s home.

Vanessa Marcotte, 27, was reported missing after failing to retu from her run over the weekend.

Police dogs found her murdered body on Sunday evening around half a mile from her mothers home in Princeton, Massachusetts.

District Attoey Joseph Early said authorities didn’t know if the attack was a random act.

‘We have a horrible set of facts; a horrible set of circumstances right now,’ Early said. ‘People should be conceed. We are asking them to use an abundance of caution.’

Vanessa Marcotte was murdered near her mother’s home (Picture: Instagram)

Her body was found on Sunday evening (Picture: LinkedIn)

Police Chief Michele Powers urged town residents to remain vigilant. Officials asked anyone with any information to contact authorities.

No other details were immediately released.

Marcotte, a graduate of Boston University, worked for Google, and the company released a statement Monday expressing shock.

‘Vanessa Marcotte was a much loved member of the Google team, working in our New York office for the last year and a half, and known for her ubiquitous smile, passion for volunteer work and love of Boston sports,’ the company said. ‘We are deeply shocked and saddened, and our thoughts are with her family and friends.’

The rural town of Princeton has about 3,500 residents and is 40 miles west of Boston. Early says Marcotte grew up in nearby Leominster.

She was reported missing after failing to retu home from a run (Picture: Instagram)

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