COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Police are searching for clues after the remains of a woman who was reported missing last August were discovered more than 100 miles away across the state line.
Police said 20-year-old Maury-Ange Faith Martinez, of Alpharetta, was reported missing by her family from Gwinnett County on Aug. 28, 2023. Gwinnett County officials said she was last seen leaving the jail on Aug. 21 before she disappeared. At the time, police said they believed she could have been in the Woodstock or Marietta area, and they issued an alert for the public to be on the lookout.
Then, in January of this year, human skeletal remains were found in a rural part of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It's unclear how long the remains had been there. The Hamilton County medical examiner in Tennessee later confirmed those remains were those of Martinez.
After an investigation, police said they discovered that the 20-year-old was actually last seen in Cobb County, near Powers Ferry Road, and not in Gwinnett.
Though her remains have been discovered, police are now looking for any information that might help them solve the question of who might have killed her and how she ended up in Tennessee. They are now asking for anyone with information to come forward.
Anyone who may have seen her or had contact with Martinez around the time of her disappearance is asked to contact the Cobb County police's Crimes Against Persons Unit at 770-499-3945. Tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).
"Thank you for your assistance and support in finding justice for Maury-Ange and her family," the department wrote.
