Officials trying to identify 1993 cold case murder victim found near metro Atlanta mall

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office is trying to solve a homicide from 1993 and needs help identifying the victim.

On Sept. 17, 1993, the remains of a woman were found in a wooded strip off Northlake Parkway on the west side of I-285. The area is near Northlake Mall.

The woman’s remains were significantly decomposed and partially skeletonized.

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She was found wearing a black T-shirt with a multi-colored monogram on the front that read “WAIKOLOA,” blue jeans, size eight white leather athletic shoes bearing “Cross Trainer” and “XJ900,″ and no underwear.

No jewelry was found with the body.

The woman had extensive dental work including a fixed gold bridge, two full gold crowns and both upper front teeth were porcelain fused to metal crowns.

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She had also undergone a full left hip replacement that repaired an intertrochanteric fracture.

She is described as approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing approximately 120 to 130 pounds with long, curly, frosted/light brown hair.

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This is an open homicide investigation.

If you have information about her identity, please contact the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office at 404-508-3500.

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