Body of 16-year-old found dumped outside vacant home identified, Georgia police say
UPDATE: The body of a teen girl found dumped outside a vacant home in East Point, Georgia, has been identified, police confirmed April 4. Investigators said they received a call from a concerned parent April 1, weeks after police released a sketch of the unidentified teen. Investigators met with the girl’s parents, who confirmed the body was that of their 16-year-old daughter. The family has asked police not to release her name. The original story is below.
Georgia authorities released a sketch of a teen found outside a vacant home in metro Atlanta over the weekend in hopes that someone can identify her.
Officers responded to reports of a person down in the 2200 block of Ben Hill Road early Saturday, Feb. 12, East Point police said in a news release. They arrived to find the body of a girl who looked to be in her teens.
She was later pronounced dead, police said.
An autopsy revealed she died from blunt force trauma. East Point police reached out to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for assistance, and the sketch was drawn.
Authorities said the teen was wearing a necklace with “2005” on it. She also wore an anklet that read “Wixked.”
Anyone who recognizes the girl in the sketch or has information relevant to the case is asked to contact the East Point Police Department at 404-761-2177 or email police@eastpointcity.org.
East Point is about 7 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta.
This story was originally published February 16, 2022 at 6:37 AM with the headline "Body of 16-year-old found dumped outside vacant home identified, Georgia police say."