Mom Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances Days After Toddler Daughter Dies In House Fire

15.04.2022 - 23:35 / perezhilton.com

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A grieving mother has been found dead off a major interstate highway just days after her beloved 3-year-old daughter was killed in a suspicious house fire.

Danielle Parnell was found dead on Tuesday just off Interstate 95 in Cecil County, Maryland by a construction crew that had been working in the area. Police are now investigating the 30-year-old’s death as a homicide, according to news reports, and they are actively working to gain more information on the circumstances behind her passing.

In addition to Parnell’s tragic and untimely end, police are investigating the death of her 3-year-old daughter, My’royal Bennett. The little girl was found dead in the basement of a home in southwest Baltimore on Friday of last week — just days before her mother’s passing.

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Cops have already ruled the toddler’s death to be a homicide. According to the Baltimore Sun, investigators say the child died in a fire in the basement of that home, but the cause of the blaze and the alleged perpetrator of the act remain unknown. Now, with Parnell having died suspiciously as well, police are doubling down on their search for leads in this concerning case.

According to WJZ, neighbors were shocked at the toddler’s passing, and were heartbroken about Parnell’s situation in the days leading up to her death — and afterwards. One neighbor told the TV news outlet that they had seen a moving truck outside Parnell’s home days before the house fire last week, but didn’t think much of it at the time:

While homicide investigators have sprung into action, Maryland State Police officials say there have been no arrests