JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) A homicide investigation is underway after a transgender woman was found dead in a wooded area in late-February, ABC-affiliate WCTI reports.
Jacksonville police said the body of 34-year-old Jenna Franks was found by city street crews in a wooded area near a bike trail as they were clearing a ditch on Feb. 24. At this time, there is no additional information that can be released due to the open investigation, said Capt. Mike Capps, supervisor of the Jacksonville Police Department Investigative Services Division.
Days after the body was found, the Jacksonville Police Department deemed Franks death a homicide. Officers did not disclose what elevated the death investigation to a homicide investigation.