Woman killed in Atlanta park was stabbed, cut over 50 times, autopsy shows
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A woman killed while walking her dog in an Atlanta park this past summer was stabbed and cut over 50 times, according to a medical examiner's report released this week.
A woman killed while walking her dog in an Atlanta park this past summer was stabbed and cut over 50 times, according to a medical examiner's report released this week.
Katherine "Katie" Janness, 40, was found dead in Piedmont Park around 1 a.m. on July 28, along with her slain dog, Bowie, in what police described as a "gruesome" scene.
Janness had more than 50 wounds on her face, neck, chest, back, arms and hands, according to the Fulton County medical examiner's report.
"It is my opinion that Katherine Janness died due to sharp force injuries of her face, neck, and torso that caused injuries of major blood vessels and internal organs," Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Karen Sullivan wrote in the report, dated Nov. 10. "The manner of Ms. Janness' death is classified as a homicide."
