Authorities are looking for 36-year-old Katie Lee Smith and believe she has information vital to the investigation.
According to Baldwin County Major Crimes Unit, the Foley Police Department responded to the motel at 1401 N. McKenzie St. for a death investigation. They found a woman dead from multiple stab wounds.
Authorities said the victim, 69-year-old Shirley Smith, lived in a unit at the motel with her daughter, Katie Lee Smith. Investigators said the daughter was seen at the unit Wednesday but left before officers arrived. Katie Lee Smith is 5 feet, 1 inch tall, and weighs about 120 pounds. She left the scene on foot and was last seen wearing a gray tank top.
Authorities said an autopsy has been scheduled and her exact cause of death will be determined after the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences conducts an independent inquiry. Anyone with information about Katie Lee Smith is asked to contact the Baldwin County Major Crimes Unit at 251-937-0202 or the Foley Police Department at 251-943-4431.
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