Identity of woman found dead on Birmingham road remains a mystery; authorities release description

Identity of woman found dead on Birmingham road remains a mystery; authorities release description

Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman who was found dead Sunday on southwest Birmingham roadway.

A passerby made the discovery at 5:22 p.m. on 17th Street S.W. between Laurel Avenue and Cedar Avenue.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said the woman was a white female between the ages of 20 and 49.

She was 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighed 139 pounds. She had green/hazel eyes and black/gray medium length hair.

Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said the woman had upper dentures. Her nose, lips and both ears were pierced.

The woman had a Hello Kitty tattoo on her right forearm near her wrist. She also had a sunburst tattoo around her navel.

Authorities are trying to identify a woman found dead Dec. 17, 2023, in southwest Birmingham.(Contributed)

She was wearing jewelry that included a silver beaded pendant with image of praying hands, a red string anklet, three hoop style piercings found in the lips and nostril and one stud style piercing found in the right side of the nose.

There was no evidence of past surgical procedures.

Yates said an autopsy showed no signs of trauma or foul play in her death. The cause of death is pending additional lab studies.

All local, state, and national fingerprint searches provided no matches to the decedent.

Anyone with information is asked to call the coroner’s office at 205-930-3603.