GA GA - Katherine Janness & Dog Bowie Fatally Stabbed - Piedmont Park, Atlanta, 28 July 2021 #5

[FonescaFan]

I sometimes think about this crime and about this killer did all of this, in a public place, the brutality and the amount of blood, and how on Earth did he get away. And I think there is something missing. Was this killer just the luckiest guy on earth, or did he know something, a way to get away, did the police totally bungle this? Do they know a LOT more that they have said? Was the killer caught on camera after all?

I keep hoping for a break in the case. IMO the killer was very familiar with Midtown and Piedmont Park, as well as the lack of cameras in the area. I believe he or she was wearing dark clothes and left the scene on a bike. IMO.

 

[mickey2942]

I don't think that the killer was a man

 

[dotr]

I don't think that the killer was a man

Just about to pose the question do we know for sure the perp is male and identifies as one? speculation.

 

[FonescaFan]

New article in Feb 2026 Atlanta Magazine: Atlanta Magazine • Atlanta Magazine February 2026 • Page 56

 

[Kittens1988]

New article in Feb 2026 Atlanta Magazine: Atlanta Magazine • Atlanta Magazine February 2026 • Page 56

Thanks for sharing this, it’s such a well written article.

 

[June Equinox]

I can't believe this case is still going on. I'm hoping for a break any day now.

 

[Calcano]

I don't think that the killer was a man

How come?

 

[PrairieWind]

I keep hoping for a break in the case. IMO the killer was very familiar with Midtown and Piedmont Park, as well as the lack of cameras in the area. I believe he or she was wearing dark clothes and left the scene on a bike. IMO.

I agree that the killer must be someone that was well familiar with the park, its layout, in order to get away undetected. That can't just be luck.
Male or female killer? We have no way of knowing. Statistically, it is likely a male, but unless the police have more, they shouldn't limit searches to just men.

 

[moonglow123]

New article in Feb 2026 Atlanta Magazine: Atlanta Magazine • Atlanta Magazine February 2026 • Page 56

Thank you for sharing such a great article.

She seemed like an awesome, compassionate, hard-working person that was beloved in her community. It's senseless that this has gone unsolved for so long.

 

[cenazoic]

I don't think that the killer was a man

It’s interesting- my first reaction to that was “no way!” How many women attack strangers with a knife? It doesn’t ’feel’ like a woman’s crime.

But then I decide to go look for some stats , and found this:

“In the USA victims and offenders of knife violence are more likely to be female, less likely to be minorities, and are significantly older than firearm victims and offenders. The victim and offender in the case of a knife homicide are also significantly more likely to be closely related to one another. “

(Source)

Perhaps we’re all looking in the wrong direction for a perp?

 

[mickey2942]

It’s interesting- my first reaction to that was “no way!” How many women attack strangers with a knife? It doesn’t ’feel’ like a woman’s crime.

But then I decide to go look for some stats , and found this:

“In the USA victims and offenders of knife violence are more likely to be female, less likely to be minorities, and are significantly older than firearm victims and offenders. The victim and offender in the case of a knife homicide are also significantly more likely to be closely related to one another. “

(Source)

Perhaps we’re all looking in the wrong direction for a perp?

My own opinion, is that this was not random. It was personal. And rage fueled.

 

[PrairieWind]

My own opinion, is that this was not random. It was personal. And rage fueled.

I really can't lean one way more then the other on personal/targeted vs random. If it was personal, the assailant must have followed her somehow or otherwise tracked her. Her path for walks were, as I understand it, rather random. She could have been going there to meet someone, but I think there would have been some evidence (texts etc) evidencing that. The meeting could have been prearranged somehow.

 

[cujenn81]

I’m open to both random or targeted, but I definitely lean more towards an extremely mentally disturbed transient or a transient who became enraged while high on meth or PCP. I think it would take a lot of speed and/or strength to quickly overcome both Katie and her dog without a loud struggle, but someone high on drugs could probably accomplish this easily. I think it was someone who spent a lot of time in the park, but I doubt they knew the cameras were inoperable. I think they probably just kept to the shadowy areas and got lucky in that regard.

The only issue I have with the random suspect theory is that I would expect to see another vicious attack on someone else by now. But if this was a transient, he could have easily moved on to another area after the attack. Just look at someone like Semmie Williams, who stabbed 14-year-old Ryan Rogers to death in Palm Beach Gardens, FL in November 2021. Williams is a diagnosed schizophrenic who had a history of violent behavior and was a transient who spent time in numerous areas throughout the southeast. I fear we may be dealing with someone like that. Sadly, if LE doesn’t have solid DNA evidence… it may be difficult to link the perpetrator to this crime. And I really want this case solved. This was a heinous and vicious crime, and Katie and Bowie did not deserve to die this way.