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		</div><h6><span style="color: #5c4747;"><strong>Cancer research scientist Sarmistha Sen, was found dead near a creek in Plano, Texas Saturday morning</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #5c4747;"><strong>The 43-year-old mother-of-two was killed while out on her daily run </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #5c4747;"><strong>The body of the avid jogger was discovered less than two hours after she went out on her regular run along the Chisholm Trail</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #5c4747;"><strong>The death is being investigated as a homicide and Plano police have named Bakari Moncrief, 29, a person of interest in her murder </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #5c4747;"><strong>Moncrief who is from out of state but visiting relatives, was arrested and charged for a burglary that also took place Saturday morning at a property close to where Sen&#8217;s body was found</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #5c4747;"><strong>Plano police Wednesday afternoon charged Moncrief with burglary but he is yet to be charged over Sen&#8217;s killing </strong></span></h6>
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<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-352190" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sarmistha-Sen-left-was-murdered-by-Bakari-Moncrief-right-1.jpg" alt="Sarmistha Sen [left], was murdered by Bakari Moncrief [right] 1" width="674" height="483" /></span>Cancer research scientist Sarmistha Sen [left] was killed and her body dumped in a creek while out on her daily run in Plano, Texas at the weekend. Police have named burglary suspect Bakari Moncrief, [right], as a person of interest in the murder </strong></h6>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Plano police have named a 29-year-old burglary suspect as a person of interest in the slaying of a Texas woman who was found dead Saturday morning a couple of hours after she left her home for her routine early morning jog.<br />
Sarmistha Sen, 43, a successful cancer research scientist and mother-of-two was found murdered and her body dumped in a creek while out on her daily run in Plano, Texas at the weekend.<br />
The body was found near a creek at Legacy Drive and Marchman Way in Plano on Saturday morning less than two hours after she went out on her regular run along the Chisholm Trail.<br />
Sources revealed Wednesday that Plano police believe Bakari Moncrief, an out-of-state resident said to be visiting relatives in Plano, was a suspect in the slaying. Moncrief was arrested for a burglary Saturday morning at a property close to where Sen&#8217;s body was found.<br />
Plano police spokesperson David Tilley said Wednesday afternoon that Moncrief has been charged with burglary but that he has not yet been charged over Sen&#8217;s killing.<br />
Sen, a keen runner was killed when she went out on her regular early Saturday morning jog. A passerby discovered the body a little over about 20 feet below the trail near the creek at around 7 a.m.<br />
Cause of death has not been released but police confirmed it is being investigated as a homicide. Police reports also state that <span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">around the same time as her murder, a home was broken into nearby on the 3400 block of Michael Drive.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">Moncrief was arrested and charged with the burglary Saturday and was named a person of interest in Sen&#8217;s murder.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">&#8216;No charges have been filed on Mr. Moncrief related to the murder,&#8217; Tilley said Wednesday.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">&#8216;He is considered a person of interest and is in the Collin County Jail on Burglary charges.&#8217;<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;">Moncrief is being held on a $1 million bond for the burglary charge. </span></p>
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<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;"><img class="alignnone wp-image-352196" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Creek-at-Legacy-Drive-and-Marchman-Way-in-Plano-Texas-1.jpg" alt="Creek at Legacy Drive and Marchman Way in Plano, Texas 1" width="686" height="383" /></span>Sen was found dead near a creek at Legacy Drive and Marchman Way [photo], in Plano, Texas, Saturday morning. Less than two hours after she went out on her regular run along the Chisholm Trail </strong></h6>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">According to the <a class="class" href="https://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/plano-pd-identify-person-of-interest-in-homicide/article_432117ae-d686-11ea-91a3-87399248e1f8.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">Plano Star Courier</a> place honed in on Moncrief because of the &#8216;close proximity and very close time frames&#8217; of the two felonies which led to suspicions about the burglar&#8217;s possible involvement in Sen&#8217;s murder.<br />
&#8216;Due to the fact that we had this close proximity and very close time frames of two offenses occurring, this individual became a person of interest in this murder investigation,&#8217; said Tilley.<br />
&#8216;Obviously, we&#8217;re wanting to collect evidence to either determine whether he is or he is not the person responsible for this.&#8217;<br />
It is not clear if Sen and Moncrief have any prior connection but a website set up by the victim&#8217;s family said &#8216;she was brutally killed by a stranger for no apparent reason&#8217;.<br />
The local Plano community has rallied around Sen&#8217;s devastated family following the brutal attack, with dozens of pairs of running shoes left in tribute to the keen jogger near the site of her death.<br />
Neighbors have also planned a memorial run in her honor in the local area for next Saturday morning.</p>
<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-352206" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Sarmistha-Sen-and-her-husband-and-children-3.jpg" alt="Sarmistha Sen and her husband and children 3" width="750" height="422" />Sarmistha Sen, [left], is survived by her husband [right] and two sons</h6>
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<h6 class="mol-para-with-font"><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text); font-size: 1rem;"><img class="alignnone wp-image-352199" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Memorial-to-Sarmistha-Sen-1.jpg" alt="Memorial to Sarmistha Sen 1" width="931" height="524" /></span>Memorial to Sen near the crime scene n Plano, has dozens of pairs of running shoes left in tribute to the keen jogger</strong></h6>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Sen grew up in Sindri, India, and moved to Bangalore to study before moving to Plano in 2004, according to a Caring Bridge page set up by her family.<br />
She studied at UT Dallas and University of Birmingham, Alabama and worked on cancer research for most of her career most recently as a clinical research manager at U.T. Southwestern Medical Center.<br />
&#8216;She was passionate about cancer care and was a lifelong supporter of cancer research,&#8217; the page reads.<br />
The scientist was also an &#8216;avid runner&#8217; as well as a &#8216;gardener and a great cook&#8217;.<br />
&#8216;Sarmistha lived a free and fearless life inspiring many with her infectious energy and carefree smile,&#8217; the page reads.<br />
She is survived by her husband Arindam Roy and two sons aged 6 and 12.<br />
A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/sarmistha-sen">GoFundMe</a> page started by her husband Roy has raised over 23,000 of the goal of $50,000 in two days.<br />
The crowd funding will go to charities that are devoted to issues that Sarmistha deeply cared about such as Cancer Awareness, Cancer research , healthy living and protection of environment, the page stated.</p>
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Cancer research scientist is murdered and her body dumped in a creek while out on her daily run in Texas – Cops name burglary, 29, suspect as a person of interest in the slaying
