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In September 2017, the body of a young Black female was discovered in the middle of a street in northwest Atlanta. She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, and with no identification found at the scene, her identity was initially a mystery to investigators. The female, 17-year-old Denetta Franks, was eventually identified after her family recognized a police sketch that was circulated by the media. Franks, who was in foster care, had been reported missing from Columbus, Georgia, weeks before h ...Read More
Victim Details

Denetta Franks

Female

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2017-09-21

17

Denetta

Franks

03/18/2026