November 12, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
The body of a woman was found this morning in the backyard of a residence on Parkway Drive in Smithville.
The case is under investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The deceased has not yet been identified and the cause of death has not been determined.
Sheriff Patrick Ray has released the following prepared statement:
“On Monday, November 12 DeKalb Central Dispatch received a call at 7:50 a.m. of a body lying in a backyard on Parkway Drive Smithville. Officers with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the 13th District Attorney’s Office were summoned to the scene.
Officers at the scene could not produce any photo identification on the body and the body has not yet been identified. The body is described as a white female, approximately 5’4” inches tall, approximately 120-125 pounds, sandy blonde hair, approximately 30-40 years of age. The female was wearing maroon medical scrubs and brown boots. There was an orange Home Depot jersey, brown jacket and blue shirt at the scene. The female also had a pierced belly button, a tattoo of a cross on the back of her neck, and what appeared to be a “M” “W” or “3” tattooed on her right hand.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help in identifying the body.
If you think you may know the identity of this lady, please call the DeKalb Central Dispatch at 615-215-3000 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations Tip Line at 1-800-TBI-FIND”.