Identity of teen found dead beside vacant East Point home a mystery
EAST POINT, Ga. - Police in East Point said officers have released a sketch of a young woman who appeared to have been assaulted and dump beside a vacant home early Saturday morning.
Emergency workers responded just after midnight this past Saturday to a home in the 2200 block of Ben Hill Road near East Point Fire Station 4. Police said the young woman was later pronounced dead.
This GBI sketch shows a teen found dead beside an East Point home on the morning of Feb. 12, 2022. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
An autopsy determined she died from blunt force trauma.
A Georgia Bureau of Investigation forensic artist created a sketch of the young woman, believed to be a teenager to try to determine her identity.
Police investigate after a body was found beside a vacant home along Ben Hill Road in East Point on Feb. 12, 2022. (FOX 5)
Police said she was wearing a gold necklaces that said "2005" and an anklet with the word "Wixked."
Investigators said teen was killed and then dumped at the home.
Investigators canvass the area where a body was found next to a vacant home in East Point on Feb. 12, 2022. (FOX 5)
Police do not have a suspect or motive yet.
Anyone who recognizes the young woman or knows anything about the case is asked to call East Point police at 404-761-2177.
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