The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the murder of an 83-year-old woman in Leamington.
Officers were called to a home on Sherk Street on Wednesday afternoon after they got a request to conduct a wellness check.
Inside the home, they found a body.
The postmortem examination, conducted by the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service, determined the homicide.
Investigators identified the deceased as Anita Goodings.
Police have only a limited description of a person of interest in the case, a white man with a muscular build.
They ask anyone with information to call the Essex County OPP at 1-888-310-1122, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or go to www.catchcrooks.com.
Investigators believe the death is an isolated incident.