A BODY FOUND IN AN ABANDONED HOME NEAR ABINGDON VIRGINIA EARLIER THIS WEEK COULD POSSIBILY MATCH ONE OF THREE LOCAL MISSING PERSONS. TWO DISAPPEARED LAST YEAR AND ONE WAS LAST SEEN MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO. SHERIFF’S CAPTAIN JACK DAVIDSON SAYS ALL THREE ARE BEING EXPLORED. THE WOMAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND SUNDAY, IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE FEMALE, HEAVYSET, BETWEEN FIVE TWO AND FIVE FOUR WITH BLONDE HAIR. SHE WAS WEARING BLUE JEANS, A SHORT SLEEVED PULLOVER SHIRT AND WHITE TENNIS SHOES. THE DESCRIPTION MATCHES THAT OF A YOUNG WOMAN FROM ABINGDON WHO WAS LAST SEEN APRIL 2006. MERANDA FAITH HAYDEN WAS 26 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE WENT MISSING. THE BODY HAS BEEN SENT TO ROANOKE FOR AN AUTOPSY. MORE INFORMATION IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED SOON.