FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – The cause and manner of death have been released for the woman found dead inside her home last November.

Laura Elizabeth Larkin, 33, was found dead inside her home in the 2400 block of Cass Street on November 26.

The Allen County Coroner reports Larkin died of asphyxiation due to strangulation, and her manner of death was ruled a homicide.

Cordell Patterson, 22, was arrested in December and charged with Larkin’s death. He was found at his mother’s home in Mississippi.

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