Identified! AL - Colbert Co., Woman's body in Tennessee River, Dec'11 - Brenda Thompson

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Authorities have identified a woman's body found on a Tennessee River bank as that of Brenda Taylor Thompson, who has been missing for more than a week.

Florence police detective Keith Johnson tells the Florence TimesDaily that forensic scientists used a photo for facial recognition to make the determination. The body had been found Sunday afternoon near the Natchez Trace Bridge in Colbert County.

The 55-year-old Florence woman was reported missing Dec. 3 when the Chevrolet Tahoe registered to her was discovered abandoned on O'Neal Bridge just after 5 a.m. Authorities said the engine was running when it was found.

Johnson said the cause of her death is not yet known.

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