Crime & Safety
Woman’s Decomposing Body Found Behind Cobb Home: Report
The decomposing body of a woman was found behind a Cobb County home this past weekend, report says.
ACWORTH, GA – The decomposing body of a woman was found behind a Cobb County home this past weekend, Patch has learned. The body was found in the 4500 block of Baker Grove Road.
The body was found close to where a woman was reported missing, Acworth police told local media. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
Authorities are investigating the two incidents to see if they’re related.
“At this point, these two cases are being investigated independently while awaiting identification of the body.”
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Acworth police Capt. Mark Cheatham told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The body was found in the home’s backyard by someone who did not live there, the newspaper reports.
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