A woman's body was found lying near a wooded trail Sunday (5/1/16) and officials now say her death was homicide.

The Grundy County Sheriff's office discovered 26-year-old Samantha Chandler's body in the Ross Creek area just after noon. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now helping with the case.

"Sunday afternoon about 12:30- 12:35 p.m., we received a call that somebody had found a female body in the Ross Creek area," said Sheriff Clint Shrum, Grundy County Sheriff's Dept.

"We suspect foul play just by some of the things that we've seen on the scene, I really can't go into details about that but we're going to work at all leads," said Sheriff Shrum."

Deputies say Chandler's body was found some 150 feet from the gravel road, near a remote trail. The Rock Creek area is a popular spot for ATVs because the road is surrounded by dense woods and trails. While the official cause of Chandler's death has not yet been determined, based on the preliminary autopsy report, TBI agents say they're investigating Chandler's death as a homicide.

Investigators need your help, they're asking anyone with information to come forward.

If you have any information that can help investigators, call the Grundy County Sheriff's Department at: (931)-692-3466.

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