North Carolina mail carrier kidnapped and killed while on her route, authorities say

A man kidnapped and killed a U.S. Postal Service worker while she was delivering mail in North Carolina last week, police said, orphaning her two daughters, who lost their father just a few months before.

A man kidnapped and killed a U.S. Postal Service worker while she was delivering mail in North Carolina last week, police said, orphaning her two daughters, who lost their father just a few months before.

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Brandi Reynolds, 35, was found dead following a call for help to authorities in Hays, North Carolina, on Friday afternoon, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

“I can confirm that Brandi Reynolds was delivering mail on her route when the incident occurred,” U.S. Postal Inspector Michael Martel said by email.