MAGNA -- The woman whose body was found in her home Friday night likely died of natural causes, investigators now believe.

Initially, deputies suspected she was murdered because her back door had been kicked in. The woman, identified as Susan Yeates, 43, was inspected by the medical examiner Friday night. No signs of physical trauma were found, Salt Lake County sheriff's deputy Peggy Faulkner said."We think she was burglarized after she died," Faulkner said of the broken in door. "Somebody saw the newspapers piling up and thought she wasn't home."

Investigators will not rule out homicide until a toxicology report is complete in about two weeks.

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Deputies found Yeates' body Friday night in her home, 2892 S. Buccaneer Drive (8600 West). Neighbors called authorities and said the woman was missing, so deputies went into the home to check on her.

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