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Woman found dead in hotel room; man detained

A woman was found dead in a hotel room in Macon. (Credit: Macon Telegraph)
A woman was found dead in a hotel room in Macon. (Credit: Macon Telegraph)
By Raisa Habersham
Oct 21, 2016

Authorities are investigating after a body was found in a middle Georgia hotel room, the Macon Telegraph reported.

According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, the body of a 30-year-old white woman was found at an America’s Best motel.

Authorities detained a man who was inside the room after getting a call about an unresponsive woman, according to the newspaper. The man said he had just met the woman.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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