Atlanta police released 6 surveillance photos of possible witnesses or a suspect in the Piedmont Park murder case.
Katherine “Katie” Janness, 40, was brutally stabbed along with her dog, Bowie, in Piedmont Park just after midnight Wednesday, July 28.
Her body was found around 1 a.m. by her life partner, Emma Clark, who used a Find My Phone app to ping Janness’ phone.
The 6 photos were released at a news conference on Tuesday, Aug. 3. They show 4 people leaving the park through separate gates around the time of Janness’ murder.
Two of the photos shows a Black male wearing a white tank top and grey jogging pants. He is walking with an aluminum offset cane.
A large spot of what appears to be blood is smeared on the right side of his tank top. He is carrying something in his left hand.
The man is seen leaving the park through the gate at 12th Street and Piedmont Avenue at 12:25 a.m., approximately 45 minutes before Janness’ body is found.
Another photo shows two women leaving the park through the gate at Charles Allen Drive and 10th Street, about 100 yards from the spot where Janness and her dog were found.
The same two women are seen in another photo trailing behind a third person talking on a cell phone.
Police said they would like to speak with the four people in the photographs who may have seen or heard something.
The witnesses/suspects are Black. Three of them appear to be women.
Police insist there is no evidence of a serial killer on the loose in Atlanta.
The FBI is involved in the case. Atlanta police and Crime Stoppers are offering a $10,000 reward for anyone with information.
