The Raleigh Police Department is in a position to confirm that Jennifer Kathleen Nielson was stabbed. The autopsy will provide additional details when it is completed and released by the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Also, as is typical with any major investigation, a large number of items have been collected, and the department is in a position to confirm that one of the collected items in this case was a knife that was located in an area near the crime scene. The knife and other items of potential evidence are being examined in an appropriate manner.
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