06/23/08

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ The body of a Utah woman was found near
her car in Bannock County, Idaho. Authorities believe it was a
suicide.

Michelle Erickson was reported missing by her family about 10
days ago, and police say she appeared to have been dead for that
long.

Family members told the Deseret News the 36-year-old divorced
mother of two children, who operated her own cleaning business, had
a history of depression.

Bannock County Sheriff Lorin Nielsen says a letter, prescription
drugs and photographs of Erickson's children were among items found
inside the car. The Pontiac Grand Am was discovered Sunday on a
dirt road 25 miles south of Pocatello.
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Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com

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