her name is markia benson. investigators say it's not clear when she was killed. upper darby police believe the woman may have been beaten and strangled. detectives spent more than five hours looking for evidence at the woman's apartment yesterday. some neighbors said the woman kept to herself. and only lived at the apartments for a few months. >> i feel really sad. because i never seen her but still i'm sad like why this happened. >> neighbors tell us they didn't hear anything indicating any trouble. we'll have an update on what police said during their news conference on nbc 10 news at 4:00 and on the nbc 10 app. >>> and happening today, pennsylvania governor tom wolf is making another push to increase the state's minimum wage. the governor held one event this morning and will hold another this afternoon in allentown to promote his minimum wage plan. earlier this month wolf signed an executive order that ensures workers under his jurisdiction will make no less than $10.15 an w hour. and now he wants legislatu

. >> reporter: stacy brooks was home when someone killed her neighbor markia benson wednesday morning. >> it was a very, very senseless sadistic murder. >> reporter: upper darby police superintendent michael chit wood describes a gruesome scene left at his apartment in the new orleans apartment in sekane. >> the apartment itself is in total disarray. blood on the walls, feces on the floor, some writing on the walls. >> reporter: chitwood says benson was stabbed several times in the head and face and was possibly strangled. a friend checking on her after she didn't checkup for work found her body in the bathtub with the shower running no signs of forced entry and lock front door indicate benson knew her killer. >> this was a very, very violent scene. it was a senseless killing and this guy meant to hurt her and meant to embarras her and meant to harm her, i mean he did. >> reporter: and, in an autopsy is expected to be completed within a day or two. coming up tonight at 6:00 we will hear from family and co-workers of benson and how they are dealing with this tremendous loss. for now we

. >> upper darby police superintendant described a heinous crime where reports show that markia benson was strangled and beaten to death inside of her apartment. yesterday at 4:45 p.m. a concerned co-worker and friend went to the new orleans apartments after she did not show up for work. a manager left her in and they found her i side of her apartment in the bathtub with the water running. there was no sign of forced entry and they last saw her sun morning. and texted her mother yesterday. whoever did this left behind a clear message something written on the wall. >> the alleged killer did leave a message on the wall. >> superintendant, chipwood went on to say the message was full of hatred and venom but did not go into it. they are keeping some information close to the vest. benson worked at a packaging company and they released a statement saying they are grieving and working with police. upper darby police say if you have information contact them. you can also look on our facebook page on 6 abc and also upper darby police's facebook page as well. >> thank you annie. we are working t

they add there were in signs of forced entry into markia benson's apartment in delaware county. >>> donaldcism following his controversial, abortion remarks on wednesday, the g.o.p. front runner said women hoffa portions should be punish if abortion were to be illegal. he later recanted. >>> powerful storm expound tornadoes in oklahoma, a at least nine people were hurt, and crews will be out assessing damage today. >>> lets get a last check of weather and traffic. >> yes, thankfully we are not looking at severity the with the storms heading our way and in storms in sight. we have a nice big ball of sunshine in addition next to kutztown area middle school. we are looking at a nice day overall, milder in the lower 70's, overnight and especially tomorrow comes the wet weather. meisha. >> you heard it, tomorrow will be rainy. right now we are seeing roadways nice and dry. we have an accident on the schuylkill eastbound past girard partially block ago this right lane. we will go to the wide, and basically we look 30 in the schuylkill going down to 13 miles an hour and i-95 southbound. >> yep. >

in delaware county, need your help tracking down a suspect in a disturbing murder. 36-year-old markia benson was found dead in her apartment yesterday and police tell "action news" she was strangled and beaten to death. a concerned co-worker and friend found her body after she didn't get to work. they say the crime was particularly heinous, an autopsy is expected today. >>> a car and a fire truck collided this morning sending one person to the hospital and you can see the damage to the front end of the car at brookmont drive in bear, it involved a fire truck from the christiana fire department. we don't know if the truck was headed to a fire at the time. >>> in delaware, the state fire marshall believes an arsonist is responsible for setting fire to homes in the last month. the latest was in the trailer park off polanski highway. these date all the way back to january of 2015. all the trailers have been vacant and the police say that the suspect is disabling the fire hydrants in that area. >>> turning to the forecast another windy day and it's feeling warmer and there is rain coming tomorrow

police have identified the victim as 36-year-old markia benson. they have used the words senseless and sadistic to describe her death. chad pradelli is live at upper darby police. what is the latest from there? >> reporter: investigators are questioning a person of interest all afternoon and i am told he is cooperating but at this point police are far from making an arrest in this brutal murder. police say the killer left benson benson in her bathroom beaten and bloody. and wrote on the walls. >> based on the scene it was done with a hatred and vengeance and predatory sadistic violence. >> upper darby police superintendant, mike chitwood says the 36-year-old likely knew her killer, there was no signs of forced entry and the killer locked the door with a key before leaving. >> looks like there are several wounds to the head, neck and face. could be strangulation -- but we don't have all of those results in yet. >> a co-worker and friend responded to the new orleans apartment complex after benson failed to show up for work yesterday. as the police c

by neighbor's account markia benson was vibrant and friendly. >> she always said hello, very nice lady. and i felt so bad, and i can't believe that it happened right next door to me. >> reporter: details so shocking police superintendent michael chitwoody kline to share the message scrolled on the wall inside her apartment. >> it was full of hatred, hatred and venom. >> reporter: he describe the scene covered this blood and feces. benson's nude bod which stab wound left in the tub with the shower the water running, front door lock. >> whoever killed her, based on what we have seen at the scene it was done with a hatred, with a vengeance, and with just predatory sadistic violence. >> reporter: this afternoon detectives began processing benson's car which had been missing. the her employer s id block in chester releasing this statement quote we are grieving the looks of a friend and collogue and we are working with the authorities to see what happened, and also trying to support her family in this time. i did speak to benson's niece by phone and says family is grieving and trying to proc

police have identified the victim as 36-year-old markia benson. they have used the words senseless and sadistic to describe her death. chad pradelli is live at upper darby police. what is the latest from there? >> reporter: investigators are questioning a person of interest all afternoon and i am told he is cooperating but at this point police are far from making an arrest in this brutal murder. police say the killer left benson benson in her bathroom beaten and bloody. and wrote on the walls. >> based on the scene it was done with a

upper darby police being questioned but police are far from an arrest in the brutal murder of markia benson. >> it was done with predatory sattistic violence. >> it appears that benson was beaten and stabbed inside of her apartment. a friend found her body naked in the bathtub with the shower running. >> the apartment itself is in total disarray, blood on the walls and feces on the floor and writing on the walls. >> police will not say what was written because of investigation purposes but believed the 32-year-old knew her killer. and the killer had a key and locked the door on the way out. as police searched for crews, neighbors in the new orleans apartment complex felt on edge. >> i am scared. i have grandchildren here. we never had a problem here ever, and now i don't know what i'm going to do. >> police obtained search warrants for her phones and her lincoln mdk parked outside of her apartment. she was last seen sunday morning and texed her mother after. >> it was a senseless sadistic murder. >> reporter: and police tell me that an autopsy is currently being performed and then they'll k

police say there were no signs of forced entry and 36 year-old markia benson was discovered in her bathtubice have not made any arrests. >>> now the eyewitness weather forecast, meteorologist katie fehlinger is in the weather center. >> right new things are tranquil feeling more lick spring outside. that will be the story to day. if you have outdoor plans you are good. tonight things will start to turn a little bit the more dicey as we track our latest frontal boundary and it is up in the north and west of the area. it is just time. i do think you get whole day without a hitch if you want to make outdoor plans get them in now, colder air takes over. the here's bullet points as far as rain is concern likely a then are storm through for some of you and we could see rain amounts up to an inch. there should be moisture with gusts that could peak in the 30's. bit of the blustery day tomorrow, still mild though, but that is your cold front bringing wet weather. temperatures take a hit and by sunday we are stuck in winter-like territory. it the will be a theme early next week too, meisha. >> back