Woman found dead in Waite Park identified as Andrea Cottew, 52

WAITE PARK, Minn. -- The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating a Stearns County death as suspicious.

According to authorities, the death happened along Park Meadows Drive in Waite Park.

The victim was found in their apartment by officers conducting a welfare check Monday morning.

On Tuesday, the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as 52-year-old Andrea Cottew. The cause of death has yet to be determined.

Police ask anyone who might have had contact with Cottew over the last few days to contact them.

UPDATE: Jarquez Bedford, 28, charged in connection to Waite Park woman's death