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Missing Woman Found Dead Near Home in West Alabama
A West Alabama woman who has reportedly been missing since last month was discovered dead near her home Monday, officials confirmed to the Thread.
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Andy Hamlin, the district attorney in Pickens County, said Tuesday that Lanzas' body was found Monday not far from her residence on Hillview Lane in Pickensville.
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Hamlin said the discovery has sparked an active death investigation and that he has ordered an autopsy to determine Lanzas' cause of death.
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