Missing 35-year-old Atlanta woman found dead at MARTA station, father says
ATLANTA - The body of 35-year-old Chanell M. Crosby was found at the West End MARTA Station on Friday afternoon after a week-long search.
Crosby was reported missing earlier this week. According to the Atlanta Police Department, she was last seen the afternoon of July 13 and family members received a text from her the following day stating she was in Macon.
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Chanell M. Crosby (Supplied)
Officers responded Friday to the parking lot of the West End MARTA station, located along Lee Street. According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers were told about a car "emitting a foul smell." They discovered an "obstructed item" in the back seat that was later determined to be Crosby's body.
Crosby’s father told FOX 5 he got a call from the police a few minutes later.
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Chanell M. Crosby (Supplied)
MARTA police officers and Atlanta police detectives were seen combing over the parking lot for evidence.
Atlanta police are taking the lead in the death investigation.
The details surrounding Crosby’s death have not been released. Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the Crime Stoppers Atlanta Tip Line at 404-577-TIPS (8477), online at www.StopCrimeAtl.org, or by texting CSA and the tip to CRIMES (274637).
![Police officers and detectives respond to the West End MARTA station in Atlanta on July 19, 2024.](https://images.foxtv.com/static.fox5atlanta.com/www.fox5atlanta.com/content/uploads/2024/07/932/524/marta1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Police officers and detectives respond to the West End MARTA station in Atlanta on July 19, 2024. (FOX 5)
Who killed Channel Crosby’s son?
This is just the latest tragedy to befall the Crosby family. In September 2022, someone killed Channel Crosby’s son, Jamiren.
The 13-year-old boy’s body was found on Sept 19, 2022, in the woods behind a home along Parkway Trail in Lithonia subdivision.
Video shows the young teen walking with someone else the previous morning.
No arrests have been made and police are still searching for that person of interest.