Hannah Truelove: Police investigate Ga. teen's death as a homicide

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Hannah Truelove

/ WGCL-TV

(CBS/AP) GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Authorities say they are investigating the death of a Gainesville teen whose body was found in the woods behind her apartment complex as a homicide.

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Sgt. Kiley Sargent with the Hall County Sheriff's Department said police are investigating the death as a homicide, due to discoveries that 16-year-old Hannah received injuries that "were indicative that she died from a violent death."

Truelove's body was found Friday night. Authorities don't believe it was a random assault and have information that the teen may have known her attacker, Sargent said.

Grief counselors were on hand at Gainesville High School, and a moment of silence was held for Hannah at the campus on Monday.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been assisting in the investigation. No other details were released.

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by FormerUSMCSergeant August 28, 2012 11:41 PM EDT: Poor thing.

Looks like she used a lifetime's worth of makeup in her 16 years....; Reply to this comment


by IAMCS August 28, 2012 6:57 PM EDT: Along with self defense training, women need to stop being so trusting and STOP going out alone! This is a different age. We are surrounded by pervs with no conscious. This world is no longer safe for women and children to be anywhere alone or without a weapon.; Reply to this comment


by taxchurches August 28, 2012 6:47 PM EDT: Ask yourself why every time we have a story about some teenager murdering a neighbor child or being murdered by some random nut, there are always all of these narcissistic self portraits left behind, trying to portray themselves as crazy or sexy. You create shallow, mindless twits and wonder why they come to pathetic ends.; Reply to this comment

by andie52 August 28, 2012 12:32 PM EDT

She was found dead in a wooded area two weeks after tweeting "I got me an uglyass stalker" Everyone not only teens needs to take this type of situation seriously not just tweet about it.

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by you_MAY_be_right August 28, 2012 2:01 PM EDT: Another thing women need to take seriously is simple, basic, self defense. If nothing else girls/ladies, learn what fingernails are for; gathering DNA. At least if you don't make it the perp may be ID'd later and someone else may survive the attack.


by UForgotPoland August 28, 2012 11:50 PM EDT: /\But most women aren't that strong, hell they can barely move their own furniture.


by angelofurnightmare August 30, 2012 11:14 AM EDT: uforgot...you are an idiot...I am less than 100 pounds and five feet tall...I can move my furniture, change my oil, kick you butt and bring 3 children into this world...self defense is important to all women...better yet get a concealed carry permit