SMITHFIELD, Ga. — Police and the GBI are investigating after a mother and her teenage daughter were found dead in their Georgia home Friday morning.
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According to the GBI, Jessica Lynn Hatcher, 41, and Julianna Denise Thompson, 17, were both found dead at an apartment in Smithfield.
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Officers were already at the scene responding to a 911 when they found the women dead.
The GBI has not released the cause of death for the women, but are calling their deaths a homicide.
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It’s unclear if the GBI is searching for a suspect or suspects.
According to her social media profile, Thompson attended Lee County High School.
Lee County is in southwest Georgia. Smithfield has a population of just under 600 people as of 2020.
Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), report online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or download the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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