Isophoric News · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Albany police identify remains found in a shed as Ashley Carroll, missing since 2010; no arrests, cause of death under investigation
Albany police said an autopsy on Friday, Oct. 23 determined that human remains found during a search warrant on Tuesday, Oct. 20 were those of Ashley Carroll, who was reported missing from the City of Rensselaer in 2010, WNYT and WAMC reported. Officers found what appeared to be human remains in a shed at a property in Albany's Whitehall neighborhood while carrying out a warrant tied to her disappearance, according to WNYT. WAMC reported she was 24 when she went missing; WNYT reported she was last seen May 6, 2010, near Quail Street and First Street in Albany and was the mother of a young child. Police said the cause of death remains under investigation, no arrests have been made, and the investigation is active and ongoing. WNYT reported that Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon said cadaver dogs from Rensselaer County picked up a scent in the backyard, and an excavator was then used in the yard. WAMC reported that Carroll's sister started a GoFundMe page for funeral costs that had raised $6,600 as of midday Sunday.