Phenix City investigators treating body found on Brickyard Rd. as a homicide
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- Adult female body found in advanced decomposition on Brickyard Rd.; police treating death as homicide.
- Investigators seek public help identifying victim and gathering information about the case.
Phenix City investigators have released new information after a body was found on Friday afternoon.
The body was discovered on October 27, 2023 at approximately 1:15 PM when the Phenix City Police Department Patrol Division responded to a call on Brickyard Rd. near Fontaine Rd. in reference to a deceased person.
“Upon arrival Officers discovered the body of an adult female in an advance stage of decomposition in a ditch off the side of the roadway,” Criminal Investigations Captain Skip Lassiter said.
The Phenix City Police Department Criminal Investigations Division arrived on scene and started an investigation.
The body of the female will be transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy.
“The Investigations Division is treating this as a homicide,” Capt. Lassiter added.
Investigators are seeking help from the public, if you have any information on the identity of the female or any other information you are asked to contact Inv. John Young at (334) 448- 2794 or the Phenix City Police Department at (334) 298-0611.
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