A 22-year-old Alabama woman was discovered dead in her home in the US Virgin Islands’ island of St. John, and her death remains unsolved.
Who is Lily Ledbetter?
Lily Ledbetter was found unconscious in an apartment last month while working part-time for an animal rescue in Cruz Bay, the island’s capital. The local police confirmed this to DailyMail.com. Ledbetter was later declared deceased.
She had done many jobs on the island by herself for several months, but she had actually grown up near Opelika, Alabama, which is close to Georgia’s border with the state.
Two days after her body was discovered, police indicated that the cause of death was unknown and that an autopsy was pending. They have yet to release any findings, including whether or not her death was suspicious.
Officers were initially alerted to an apartment in the town’s Estate Enighed at around 12.33am on Tuesday, June 6, according to a police statement made public on June 8.
When police arrived to her home, Ledbetter was discovered unresponsive, and EMTs declared her dead 20 minutes later, at approximately 12.53 a.m.
According to the Animal Care Centre of St. John, which was saddened by her premature death, she had been working part-time at the shelter.
According to an online obituary, Ledbetter was a dancer who graduated from Opelika High School in 2019 before attending Auburn University, where she was a member of the rowing club.
According to the Virgin Islands Consortium, a local publication, the VIPD’s Criminal Investigation Bureau is looking into the situation.
According to department spokeswoman Glen Dratte, although the victim’s identity was first concealed, Ledbetter was the woman in question.
In her birthplace, Ledbetter also danced with the Make Your Move Performing Arts Studio.
The owner of the studio, Mandy Moore, posted a tribute to the student on Facebook.
‘I will always remember the twinkle in your eye and the love that filled the room when you walked in. I only wished I had held on and never let you go when I saw you a few weeks ago,’ she wrote.
‘Your legacy of love and light will forever live on inside our studio,’ she added.
A memorial attended by family and friends was held in her honor on June 17 at the First Baptist Church in Opelika.
