Emily Bradley, a woman who went missing a few weeks ago, was found dead in a creek in Nashville over the weekend. Her body has been recognized. Bradley was 44 years old when she died, and her death is being looked into as a murder.
CBS station WTVF reported on Friday that Bradley’s body was found in Whites Creek on Saturday. This is less than 15 minutes by car from where people who knew her say she was last seen. A report from the Metro Nashville Police Department says that the Medical Examiner’s Office said she died from blunt force injuries.
Bradley has not been seen or heard from since February 21. However, she hadn’t been seen in days when that report was made, and police had already asked the public for help in finding her because Bradley hadn’t been seen since she left her home on February 18. Police said in that statement that she “reportedly drove away from the location in her silver 2014 Chevrolet Cruze,” which had a license plate from Florida and “a noticeable dent on the trunk.”
When the police gave their most recent report on Bradley’s case, they still hadn’t found her car. Homicide officers will keep looking for the car as their investigation goes on. They have asked people in the community to call the local Crime Stoppers line with any information about Bradley’s death or her missing car.
Friends and family of Bradley told WTVF that they were worried about her safety before her body was found. After Bradley went missing, her friends put up flyers around Nashville with information about her whereabouts. They said they got hints that she might be in danger, like the fact that her emotional support dog was found alone at home with the heater still on. They also told WTVF that Bradley usually called her parents every day.
