Tip Line Set Up To ID Body Found In Bartow Landfill

CARTERSVILLE, GA — The Bartow County Sheriff's Office is stepping up its efforts to solve the homicide case of an unidentified woman whose remains were found Monday in the county landfill. On Friday, the office announced that it has opened a special telephone tip line for anyone with information on the case, and it released photos of tattoos found on the woman's body.

The woman's remains were cut into pieces, then stuffed into bags and left in a container for a trash compactor at a local recycling center, Sheriff Clark Millsap said. The container was taken to the county landfill, where a sanitation worker on Monday discovered one of the body parts while emptying the container.

Millsap said his office has received and investigated hundreds of tips on the case, prompting the need for the separate phone number. The number is 770-387-5100.

It will usually be answered by criminal investigators, the sheriff said. If not, the caller can leave a voicemail with information. Callers don't have to give their contact information, but are encouraged to do so.

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On Friday, Millsap also released a photograph of a tattoo found on the woman's right wrist area. It "is believed to be the Japanese symbol for bravery," the sheriff said in a statement.

In addition, the sheriff's office released a photo of another tattoo, found on the woman's upper chest area. The office is encouraging anyone who sees these tattoos to share them with others, to increase the chances the woman can be identified.

She also had two names tattooed on each of her shoulder blades, say media reports.

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The sheriff's office is asking anyone who used the trash and compactor center at 15 Cedar Creek Road in Cartersville between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, to call the tip line.

"We want to be able to gather as much information as possible from the citizens who were in the area around the time that the female was placed in the compactor container," the sheriff said in the statement.

The office released a sketch Wednesday of what the unidentified woman may have looked like. She is described as between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 6 inches tall, and weighing about 150 pounds with brown or reddish hair. She is believed to have been between 18 and 35 years old.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to call 770-387-5100.

Images: A sketch released Wednesday by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office shows what the unidentified woman may have looked like; a tattoo found on the woman's right wrist area; another tattoo found on the woman's upper chest area (Bartow County Sheriff's Office).