The family of a 24-year-old woman not seen since she broke up with her boyfriend in May have spoken out after remains discovered on Saturday were confirmed to be her. Reported missing by her family on May 1, Mandy Matula has been found in a park in Stearns County, MN. She died from a single gunshot would to the head, according to the coroner. Her ex-boyfriend, David Roe, was named as a 'person of interest,' but committed suicide before investigators were able to question him in her disappearance. There had been no trace of her until this weekend. Despite the grim news, her family shared a mixture of sadness and relief at the closure brought by the news and also wanted people to know he was a good person, calling him a 'sweetheart.'
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Mandy Matula went missing in May, there was no trace of her until Saturday
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Her remains were found by a hiker in a shallow grave in a park that was repeatedly searched by investigators and volunteers
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She died of a single gunshot wound to the head, the coroner said
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Ex-boyfriend David Roe is suspected to have killed her
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