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Police Investigate Connection Between Missing Brisbane Woman, Torso Found In Bay

FREMONT (CBS SF) -- Fremont police said Wednesday the dismembered torso found on a levee in Fremont Sunday evening may belong to a 57-year-old Brisbane woman who was reported missing last Monday.

The grizzly discovery was made by a group of people fishing at the Dumbarton Pier, around 8:15 p.m. on February 21st near the end of Marshlands Road.

The arms, legs and head had been severed from the torso by the time it was reported and investigators were uncertain how long the torso had been in the water.

The identity of the victim has not yet been confirmed, but investigators say it's too soon to rule out the possibility that it may be Shelly Titchener, who was last seen Feb. 15 at a Nordstrom in San Mateo.

Her husband, Paul Titchener, died by suicide Tuesday evening jumping from the San Francisco Bay Bridge, according to police. He was a person of interest, but not named as a suspect.

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