When an Atlanta woman goes for a late-night walk in a popular park, she’s killed in one of the most shockingly-violent assaults the city has ever seen. Investigators work to identify a killer whose actions reveal a truly twisted psyche in this episode of Last Seen Alive.
Katie Janness was a loving dog owner. Her dogs are seen with her in most family photos.This surveillance footage still shows Katie walking toward the entrance to Piedmont Park along with her dog, Bowie. This is the last known image of her.Here, Katie is seen with her dog, Bowie, who was murdered along with her in Piedmont Park.Katie Janness was 40 years old when she was murdered in an act of profound depravity in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. She was a devoted partner to her longtime girlfriend, an animal lover, amateur musician and song writer, and professional bartender. She is missed by many who knew and loved her.Although there were no cameras inside Piedmont Park, cameras on street corners outside the park revealed a number of pedestrian bypassers who police say may have witnessed something related to Katie’s murder.
This case was very shocking. I live 8 mins away from the park and I use to walk my German Shepherd dog at night and when that happened I stopped walking my dogs at night. It was way to scary. But what I never mentioned was that a few days after Katie’s accident I was walking my dog early morning and I noticed a homeless Asian man walking on the side walk and yelling and talking very angrily and almost violent. I noticed he started walking towards my dog and I and he was yelling something but all I could understand was “dog” so I turned around and went back into my building and went around the other side of the building to walk my dog there and shockingly he had walked around the building and he was still violently talking in whatever language he spoke. Really creeped me out because of Katie’s case. I regret not reporting it.
What a scary experience! I wouldn’t want to walk my dog at night anymore either if I were in your shoes. I’m glad you were able to come away from the experience unharmed.
In my opinion, you could still let Atlanta PD know what you experienced if you wish. I don’t know if it would help the investigation, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt it.
Thank you for stopping by and for sharing your experience.
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This case was very shocking. I live 8 mins away from the park and I use to walk my German Shepherd dog at night and when that happened I stopped walking my dogs at night. It was way to scary. But what I never mentioned was that a few days after Katie’s accident I was walking my dog early morning and I noticed a homeless Asian man walking on the side walk and yelling and talking very angrily and almost violent. I noticed he started walking towards my dog and I and he was yelling something but all I could understand was “dog” so I turned around and went back into my building and went around the other side of the building to walk my dog there and shockingly he had walked around the building and he was still violently talking in whatever language he spoke. Really creeped me out because of Katie’s case. I regret not reporting it.
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Hi Daisy,
What a scary experience! I wouldn’t want to walk my dog at night anymore either if I were in your shoes. I’m glad you were able to come away from the experience unharmed.
In my opinion, you could still let Atlanta PD know what you experienced if you wish. I don’t know if it would help the investigation, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt it.
Thank you for stopping by and for sharing your experience.
-Leah
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