Missing woman’s body found, girlfriend charged
A Whitfield County woman is charged with concealing the death of another person, making false statements and hindering law enforcement officers after she led law enforcement officers to the grave of her former girlfriend.
Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office officials said Christine Medlin, 40, had been reported missing in March 2017. On Wednesday morning, Amy Gale Duckett, 49, who had been a “person of interest“in the disappearance throughout and was Medlin’s girlfriend, led investigators to Medlin’s grave.
According to sheriff’s office records, Medlin’s mother Susan Medlin of Knoxville reported her daughter missing on March 16, 2017, and hadn’t heard from her since New Year’s Day. She said her daughter had a “problem with narcotics” and was told by Duckett on March 15 that her daughter was in rehab. Susan Medlin then said Duckett changed her story and said the last time she spoke with her, Christine left walking in the woods from her residence.
Then, on Tuesday, Duckett contacted Susan Medlin and said she would take her to where her daughter was buried. They met and deputies were waiting when they arrived.
The body was discovered wrapped in carpet and white plastic wrap with a tarp lining the grave and covering the body.
Duckett, of 3767 Freeman Springs Road in Rocky Face, has been charged with concealing the death of another person, making false statements and hindering law enforcement officers. No charges relating to Christine Medlin’s death have been filed at this point.
Chris Whitfield, Dalton Daily Citizen