Murdered Woman's Car Found At Apartment Complex: Police

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — The case to apprehend the person who fatally stabbed a 71-year-old woman at her home in Sandy Springs remains active, as detectives continue to follow-up on leads coming into the Police Department.

Investigators have recovered Kay Thomasson's 2012 black Kia Sorrento Saturday at an apartment complex in Chamblee, said Sandy Springs police spokesperson Sgt. Sam Worsham. Thomasson's body was found at 7 p.m. June 27 in her home on Old Woodbine Road, which is located off Peachtree Dunwoody Road near Churchill Downs Road.

Her vehicle was stolen from the scene, and police uploaded the car as stolen and connected to a homicide in an effort to track down the Sorrento.

Sandy Springs police Sgt. Sam Worsham previously said officers were called to the scene by a family member after Thomasson missed an appointment she was scheduled to attend on Wednesday. Capt. Forrest Bohannon added investigators learned Thomasson was murdered "during the early morning hours of June 27."

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According to a death notice, a graveside funeral service for Thomasson will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7 at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs. The family will accept visitors from 10 a.m. to noon at H.M. Patterson & Son-Oglethorpe Hill Chapel in Brookhaven.

The Sandy Springs Police Department is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest and conviction of those responsible for the incident. Crime Stoppers Atlanta is also offering a $2,000 reward for information related to the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sandy Springs police detective JT Williams at (770) 551-6937 or Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477). Return to Patch for updates.

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