Atlanta Police Department: Piedmont Park Updaet - Atlanta Police Homicide Investigators Seek Public Assistance

Atlanta GA

03 August, 2021

4:06 PM

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Press release from the Atlanta Police Department: 08/03/2021     Atlanta Police Homicide Investigators have released surveillance photos showing people in the area of Piedmont Park, around the time 40-year-old Katherine Janness was murdered. Investigators are hoping these individuals may have seen something that could help forward their investigation and they are asking for assistance identifying or contacting them. If anyone was in the area around the time of the murder, or if anyone knows someone in these photos, we ask that they contact Atlanta Police Homicide Investigators or Crime Stoppers.   Link to photos: Possible Witness Photos   Incident summary:  On Wednesday July 28, 2021, at around 1:10am officers responded to Piedmont Park, 1073 Piedmont Ave, on a report of a person stabbed. On scene officers found a deceased adult female with multiple stab wounds. Atlanta Police Homicide Unit detectives responded and are investigating the incident.  Investigators are actively working to identify the suspect in this crime and are asking anyone with information to please contact the Atlanta Police Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477. Callers can remain completely anonymous. The reward is up to $10,000.   Please keep in mind that this is preliminary information and may change as the investigation progresses. This press release was produced by the Atlanta Police Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.