Police ID woman found dead in west Phoenix as missing teen
Officers responded about 10:30 a.m. Jan. 16 to an industrial area near 43rd Avenue and Indian School Road where a foul odor was reported by a cleaning crew as coming from a room inside a building in the area, police said. (4155 W. Whitton Ave. with an "Arizona USA Christian University" sign on the front)
There, police found Alston, who was dead and had extensive injuries to multiple parts of her body, police said. She was reported as a missing person on Jan. 9, said Phoenix police spokesman Detective Luis Samudio.
The room where Alston was found is leased to a man who is a person of interest and has not yet been identified or located, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Phoenix police at 602-262-5151. To remain anonymous, call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377).
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Jimmie Alston remembers waking up around 10 or 11 p.m. on New Year's Eve when he saw his 18-year-old daughter, Jaelynn, leaving their south Phoenix apartment.
He often kept track of his daughter through Facebook, checking her status and messaging her every now and then to check-in.
She stopped responding to his messages on Jan. 5. Jimmie said it was not like Jaelynn to ignore his messages for an extended period of time, nor had she ever gone missing.
Jimmie filed a missing persons report on Jan. 9, hoping officers would find his daughter alive and well.
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Officers responded about 10:30 a.m. Jan. 16 to an industrial area near 43rd Avenue and Indian School Road where a foul odor was reported by a cleaning crew as coming from a room inside a building in the area, police said. (4155 W. Whitton Ave. with an "Arizona USA Christian University" sign on the front)
There, police found Alston, who was dead and had extensive injuries to multiple parts of her body, police said. She was reported as a missing person on Jan. 9, said Phoenix police spokesman Detective Luis Samudio.
The room where Alston was found is leased to a man who is a person of interest and has not yet been identified or located, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Phoenix police at 602-262-5151. To remain anonymous, call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377).
Vigil held for Jaelynn Alston, teen found dead in Phoenix building
'It was senseless:' Family of missing teen found dead in Phoenix seeks answers
Woman killed in a 'strange' Phoenix crime remembered by loved ones
Jimmie Alston remembers waking up around 10 or 11 p.m. on New Year's Eve when he saw his 18-year-old daughter, Jaelynn, leaving their south Phoenix apartment.
He often kept track of his daughter through Facebook, checking her status and messaging her every now and then to check-in.
She stopped responding to his messages on Jan. 5. Jimmie said it was not like Jaelynn to ignore his messages for an extended period of time, nor had she ever gone missing.
Jimmie filed a missing persons report on Jan. 9, hoping officers would find his daughter alive and well.
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