The Bartow County sheriff said he’s investigating a lead in the effort to identify a woman who was found dismembered earlier in August.

In a news release, Sheriff Clark Millsap said investigators have gotten information about a missing woman from West Virginia.

“Investigators from the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office are working with state agencies to positively identify this victim,” officials said.

Earlier in August, authorities released a sketch of the woman described as being between 5-foot-2 and 5-foot-6, weighting 150 pounds with brown or reddish hair. She’s believe to be between 18 and 35 years old.

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She also has two names tattooed on each of her shoulder blades and a tattoo on her chest, authorities said.

Her dismembered body was found dumped at a recycling plant on Aug. 15.

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Authorities have created a specific tip line (770-387-5110) for people to provide any information they may have on the case or the woman.

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