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What happened to Shanequa Sullivan? GBI seeks answers in 2018 cold case
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· August 5, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway A 23-year-old woman's body was found in the Yellow River in Newton County.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is working to solve a 2018 murder case. A 23-year-old woman's body was found in the Yellow River in Newton County. She was last seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport where she worked as a janitor.
Her body was discovered a month after she was last seen, but her clothes were never found. The woman had been diagnosed with developmental disabilities. Further details about the case are available from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta.
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Category: local Published: August 5, 2026 Source: Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News Reading time: 1 min
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