DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office is trying to solve a homicide from 1993 and needs help identifying the victim.
On Sept. 17, 1993, the remains of a woman were found in a wooded strip off Northlake Parkway on the west side of I-285. The area is near Northlake Mall.
The woman’s remains were significantly decomposed and partially skeletonized.
She was found wearing a black T-shirt with a multi-colored monogram on the front that read “WAIKOLOA,” blue jeans, size eight white leather athletic shoes bearing “Cross Trainer” and “XJ900,″ and no underwear.
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No jewelry was found with the body.
The woman had extensive dental work including a fixed gold bridge, two full gold crowns and both upper front teeth were porcelain fused to metal crowns.
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She had also undergone a full left hip replacement that repaired an intertrochanteric fracture.
She is described as approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing approximately 120 to 130 pounds with long, curly, frosted/light brown hair.
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This is an open homicide investigation.
If you have information about her identity, please contact the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office at 404-508-3500.
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