Crime & Safety
Body Found In Bartow County Landfill: Authorities
Local and state police are investigating after a body was found in the Bartow County landfill.
BARTOW COUNTY, GA — Local and state police are investigating the discovery of a body found in the Bartow County landfill Monday. Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap said the grisly finding was made about 12:30 p.m. by a Bartow County Sanitation worker. The employee saw a dismembered body part while dumping a compactor container at the landfill, located at 40 Allatoona Dam Road near Emerson.
Deputies and investigators responded, and requested assistance from several Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents.
Investigators are awaiting an autopsy from the GBI Medical Examiner to identify the victim and determine a cause of death.
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