JACKSON, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Jackson Police Department is investigating a homicide after human remains were discovered in a crawl space beneath a home on Raintree Cove in North Jackson.
Officers had been actively investigating the disappearance of 31-year-old Mirna Ortez Moncada, who was reported missing on Feb. 16. Members of the department’s Special Victims Unit were assigned to the case.
On Feb. 22, officers responded to the Raintree Cove residence after Moncada’s family alerted police. The home belongs to an acquaintance of Moncada.
The remains were transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Nashville for autopsy and further examination. Authorities have now positively identified the victim as Mirna Ortez Moncada. The Medical Examiner has determined her death was a homicide.
Investigators are seeking to speak with 24-year-old Jose Fabricio Martinez Cruz in connection with the case. He is considered a person of interest at this time.
Anyone with information about Martinez Cruz’s whereabouts or details related to the investigation is asked to contact the Jackson Police Department at 731-425-8400 or Crime Stoppers at 731-424-8477.
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