NEW SKETCH RELEASED – DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS WOMAN WHOSE REMAINS WERE FOUND IN KNOXVILLE IN 2022
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new development was released in a case involving an unidentified
woman whose body was found in a wooded area in Knoxville in August 2022.
The Knoxville Police Department stated in a news release on Friday that artists with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) recently completed a facial composite of the victim. DNA samples have also been submitted for forensic genetic genealogy testing.
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The woman’s remains were found on Aug. 16, 2022, in a wooded area around E. Fourth Avenue and Third Avenue within the 4th and Gill community.
According to KPD, the woman was around 5’1″ tall and between the ages of 35-55 with blonde hair. At the time of her death, she was wearing a black tank top, black leggings and a black hat with a Carhartt logo.
“KPD detectives and medical examiners with the Regional Forensic Center have ruled out multiple missing persons in the course of their efforts to identify her,” KPD stated.
Anyone with information that could assist in the woman’s identification is asked to contact the Regional Forensic Center at 865-215-8000 or East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.
