Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Missing UGA Student's Body Found in Athens
Greene had been missing since November 18th.

The body of Rebecca Elaine Greene, 22, of Brunswick, Georgia, was found this morning in a creek on The Plaza in Athens, Georgia. Greene is a University of Georgia student. The last contact anyone had with her was on Monday evening around 5:30 p.m.Â
Greene’s body was found by an Athens-Clarke County police officer searching the area of The Plaza where Greene’s phone was last detected. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) assist with the investigation into Green’s death. University of Georgia Police is also assisting with the investigation.
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Greene’s body will be transported to the GBI Crime Lab in Decatur where an autopsy will be performed to determine a cause of death.Â
Anyone having information regarding this investigation should call the Athens-Clarke County Police Department Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 706-613-3342.Â
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