Police Seek Killer of Homeless Woman

This happened less than a mile from where my Wife and I live; just trying to get the word out.

"Police detectives in East Point have a murder mystery on their hands. They are trying to figure out who killed a homeless woman and left her body on the grounds of a church, where shocked members discovered it as they entered the building.

It was a shocking discovery, made at a shocking location. Early Sunday morning, as members made their way into East Point’s First Baptist Church for Sunday School, they found a body lying in a breezeway, leading into the church.

“They saw the body, and thought he was asleep,” said First Baptist pastor Charles Worthy.

The medical examiner’s office has not yet identified the victim, though they said she died from blunt force trauma to the head.

As news of the gruesome discovery quick spread throughout the congregation, Worthy made sure everyone was told to pray for all parties involved.

Worthy said the victim was not a church member, but he does believe she was homeless, and he said he hopes the tragedy can get the community talking about homelessness.

“I’m hoping it will make us more aware,” Worthy said.

Meanwhile, East Point police are hoping someone in the public can help crack the case."

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