UPDATE: The woman found deceased by a passerby on Mt. View Road Sunday night has been positively identified as Jessica Hope Elkins, 33, of Nashville.

In Antioch, the Metro Police Homicide Unit is investigating the discovery of a woman's body that was located on Sunday night. The deceased female was found in the 5000 block of Mount View Road.

A neighborhood resident who was on a walk at around 7:45 Sunday night reported seeing what appeared to be a body wrapped in cloth on the side of the road.

The Medical Examiner Investigator responded and determined that the deceased individual was a white female.

The preliminary autopsy showed no signs of trauma and the Medical Examiner identified the female as 33-year-old Jessica Hope Elkins. The Examiner's office is now working to determine the cause of her death. Toxicology testing is pending.

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Nashville Metro Police