Google employee from New York City was killed while jogging in Massachusetts

A Google employee from New York City was killed while jogging in Massachusetts over the weekend, and police on Monday opened a homicide investigation.

Vanessa Marcotte, 27, was last seen Sunday afternoon while visiting family in Princeton, Mass., police said. Around 1 p.m., she went for a jog — and vanished. Officers found her body in the woods at 8:20 p.m., about a half mile from her mother’s home.

She was missing clothes and had burns to her head, feet and hands, a source told WCVB in Boston.

Fox25separately reported investigators were examining if Marcotte had been sexually assaulted and then set on fire.

“We have a horrible set of facts, a horrible set of circumstances right here now,” Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said in a press conference.

"We don't know if this was a random act.We are asking residents of Princeton and surrounding areas to use an abundance of caution."

Early said there was "nothing at this point" connecting Marcotte's death to the unsolved slayinglast week of Karina Vetrano, a female jogger in Queens.

Princeton Police Chief Michelle Powers said this was the town's first homicide in nearly 30 years.

No arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified.

Marcotte worked as a healthcare account manager for Google in New York City since January 2015, according to her LinkedIn page.

The fan of the New England Patriots graduated from Boston University’s College of Communication with honors in 2011 and worked at Wordstream and Vistaprint, two Massachusetts marketing companies, before moving to New York.

“It’s terribly sad. We feel terrible for her family and friends. They’re in our thoughts and prayers,” BU spokesman Colin Riley said.

Google also extended its condolences.

“Vanessa Marcotte was a much loved member of the Google team, working in our New York office for the last year and a half, and known for her ubiquitous smile, passion for volunteer work, and love of Boston sports,” the company said in a statement. “We are deeply shocked and saddened and our thoughts are with her family and friends.”

Family members in Massachusetts declined comment when reached by the Daily News.

"We've had enough sadness," said one, who said she is 94 and did not give her name.