Five people are wanted on murder charges after state investigators said they connected them to the death of a woman who had been missing for four days.

The GBI obtained warrants accusing four of the suspects in the death of 37-year-old Rossana Delgado, whose body was found in Gilmer County.

The body of 37-year-old Rossana Delgado was found in Gilmer County.

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The four suspects are Megan Alyssa Colone, 30, of Stone Mountain; Juan Ayala-Rodriguez, 35, of Gainesville; Oscar Manuel Garcia, 26, of Austell; and Mario Alberto Barbosa-Juarez, 29, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The agency is working to identify the fifth suspect.

Delgado was reported missing out of Barrow County on April 16, the GBI said. She was last seen in DeKalb County, the agency said.

Her body was found in a home in Cherry Log on April 20 by a group of Gilmer sheriff’s deputies conducting a wellness check, officials said. No details about her death were released.

The GBI did not specify how the suspects were connected to the death, but said they may no longer be in Georgia. Colone may be traveling with her minor children and may be using the alias Grace Beda.

“Authorities nationwide have been alerted about these individuals,” the GBI said. “Concerted efforts to identify the fifth suspect in this case are ongoing.”

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Colone, Ayala-Rodriguez, Garcia or Barbosa-Juarez are asked to call the GBI tip line at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477) or report the information online.

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