cancer researcher and mother of two Is Killed on Regular Morning Run Before Body Is Found in Creek

On Saturday morning, 43-year-old cancer researcher and mother of two Sarmistha Sen got up early to travel for a run near her range in Plano, Texas. it had been the last time she was seen alive.

Two hours later, a witness called 911 to report she saw what she believed was a body near a creek. Authorities skilled the scene and located the body, which was later identified as Sen.
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Her death was classified as a homicide. While authorities have declined to disclose her explanation for death, a spokesperson tells NBC 5 that Sen wasn't shot, which she was likely the victim of a random attack.

Shortly after Sen was killed, officers were called a few burglary at a close-by home, but 100 yards faraway from where Sen's body was discovered. Police arrested an individual of interest within the burglary, who was later identified as Bakari Abiona Moncrief. The Plano Star Courier reports that he was an an out-of-state resident who was in town visiting relatives.

PEOPLE confirms Moncrief was booked into the Plano City Jail on a burglary charge.
Although Moncrief has not been charged in Sen's death, authorities believe that the 2 incidents are linked. "Due to the very fact that we had these close proximities and really close time frames of two offenses occurring, this individual became an individual of interest during this murder investigation," Public Information Officer David Tilley told the Star Courier.

Moncrief has not yet entered a plea on the burglary charge. he's being held without bond and court records don't reflect an attorney authorized to talk on his behalf.
According to CBS-11, Sen was born in India. After college, she married Arindam Roy and moved to Plano in 2004. She studied at the University of Texas-Dallas and University of Birmingham, Alabama. She worked on cancer research for many of her career and had two young sons, ages 12 and 6.
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"Sarmistha lived a free and fearless life inspiring many together with her infectious energy and carefree smile," reads a CaringBridge site found out by her family. "Sarmistha was a fanatical runner, gardener and an excellent cook. She practiced healthy mindful living and she or he could cook extremely healthy food that tasted amazingly good. She was a trained singer of Indian serious music and loved to show and perform music."

Any money donated to her CaringBridge site will attend Sen's favorite charities that support cancer research and protection of environment.

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