Unknown woman found shot to death at Atlanta cemetery, employees react
APD seek clues in murder of woman with tattoos
The Atlanta Police Department is asking for your help. A woman found shot to death in a cemetery on Easter Sunday has not been identified.
ATLANTA - Atlanta police are hoping some distinctive tattoos will help them identify a woman, believed to be between 20 and 30 years of age, found shot to death on Easter Sunday at a local cemetery.
Officers found the woman's body just before 6 p.m. in the woods in the 2000 block of Marietta Boulevard NW, which is where Crest Lawn Memorial Park is located.
"I've never heard of a body being found in any funeral home or any of the other cemeteries in the area. This was the first," said Terrie Nelson with Crest Lawn.
What we know:
Authorities say officers were called to the area after reports of an unresponsive person and found a woman who had been shot multiple times. Medical personnel pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
While the investigation remains ongoing, authorities are hoping someone will recognize the woman's tattoos and help them with the case.
Investigators say the woman has an eye tattoo on her right wrist, a treble clef and music note on her left wrist and a bird and flower on her left thigh.
"I'm hoping it's going to be something that's helpful because this young lady deserves to have someone to be able to claim her and know where she's at" Nelson said.
What we don't know:
"It's horrible, not something you want to come into work and hear about," employee Brenden Blomquist told FOX 5 Atlanta.
Employees also said that Atlanta police haven't talked to them yet, but they think they may have a tip worth following.
Since November, there has been some trouble with a "belligerent" man wandering the cemetery occasionally.
"He's come into the park and spit on one of the families during a service. He's come to the office and threatened us," Nelson explained.
"I had a family member say they were going to file a police report on that gentleman, I don't know if there's any connection there," Blomquist added.
Police have not released any other details about the victim other than that they believe she is Hispanic.
Homicide detectives are working to determine what learn what led up to the deadly violence.
What you can do:
If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at (404) 577-8477 or go to www.stopcrimeatl.org.
The Source: Information for this story came from a release by the Atlanta Police Department.