Crime & Safety

Woman's Unexplained Death Reclassified As A Homicide, Dallas Police Say

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective John Valdez at john.valdez@dallaspolice.gov.

(CBS Dallas)

September 27, 2023

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead inside a downtown Dallas apartment Monday afternoon.

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At 1:15 p.m. Sept. 25, police responded to a call in the 1400 block of Elm Street. When officers arrived, they found 46-year-old Jenean Chapman deceased, investigating her death as "unexplained."

The following day, the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Officer determined Chapman's death was a homicide and reclassified it as such. However, her cause of death remains publicly unknown at this time.

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