Phoenix PD Found Dead Body When They Investigated ‘Foul Odor’

PHOENIX, AZ — Phoenix police were called to 4100 W. Whitton Ave. in Phoenix Thursday around 10:30 a.m. on a report of “unknown trouble.” Officers arrived and were told a room had a “foul odor” coming from inside. Police entered the room and found a dead female.

Police are classifying the death as a homicide because of the conditions in which the victim's body was left. Police also reported that the victim sustained "extensive injuries to multiple locations of her body."

The room the victim was found in is in a building in an industrial area. The building’s owners lease the rooms to separate individuals, and the room officers found the victim in is presently rented to a man whom authorities have named a person of interest in the case. The man’s whereabouts are currently unknown, and police haven’t released his name.

Friday, Phoenix police identified the deceased young woman as Jaelynn Alston, 18. The Phoenix PD had received a missing person report on Alston on Jan. 9.

The investigation continues, and Phoenix police ask anyone with information on this case to call them at 602-262-6151. If tipsters want to stay anonymous, they can call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish language.