UPDATE: The woman found deceased by a passerby on Mt. View Road Sunday night has been positively identified as Jessica Hope Elkins, 33, of Nashville.
Homicide Unit detectives are investigating Sunday’s 7:45 p.m. discovery of a woman’s body in the 5000 block of Mount View Road.
A neighborhood resident out walking reported seeing what appeared to be a body wrapped in cloth on the side of the road and called police.
The Medical Examiner Investigator responded and determined that the deceased individual was a white woman. The preliminary autopsy showed no signs of trauma.
The Medical Examiner is working to identify her and determine the cause of death. Toxicology testing is pending.
