Crime & Safety
Body Found in Field Ruled a Homicide, Sarasota Police Say
The body of Jolene Turner, 41, was found in a field near the intersection of 10th Street and Goodrich Avenue on Friday, according to police.
Sarasota Police are treating the case of a woman's body found in a field last week as a homicide, officials said Monday.
The investigation into Jolene Turner's death was classified as a homicide based on injuries documented during an autopsy, Capt. Paul K. Sutton said in a media release.
Turner's body was found in a field near the intersection of 10th Street and Goodrich Avenue, police said.
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The 41-year-old was reported missing from her Ninth Street home March 19.
Turner is also known as Jolene Villanti and Jolene Deering, police said.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jackson at 941-954-7096.
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