The body of a woman was found Monday morning in the backyard of a residence on Parkway Drive and authorities have now identified.
She has been identified through her fingerprints as Jessica Renee Stephens, 28, of Cannon County. Her cause of death will be determined following the completion of the autopsy and toxicology report. It has not been revealed if authorities suspect foul play or not.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, the call was received at 7:50 a.m. Monday when the body was discovered. Officers with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the 13th District Attorney’s Office were summoned to the scene to investigate.
Officers at the scene could not produce any photo identification on the body and the body had not been identified as of Monday evening. The body was described as a white female, approximately 5’4” inches tall, approximately 120-125 pounds, sandy blonde hair, approximately 30-40 years of age. The female was wearing maroon medical scrubs and brown boots. There was an orange Home Depot jersey, brown jacket and blue shirt at the scene.