Cartersville Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help in solving a cold case. On July 27, 2000, Patricia Ann Hanlon, 53, was “… found deceased in the bedroom of her apartment at 130 North Erwin Street in Cartersville,” according to a CPD news release. “Due to the condition of the scene, investigators believe she had been deceased for several days and that the murder occurred sometime between July 21 and July 27, 2000. Evidence at the scene confirmed that Ms. Hanlon was the victim of a violent homicide.” At the time of Hanlon's death, she was employed at Lacey Mills, CPD Maj. Jesse Ours said. “She went to church every Sunday, and she worked in the day care,” Ours said. “From everything I’ve read about her, she appears to have been a very godly woman. She stayed to herself. She has two daughters — one lives in Pennsylvania, and the other lives here.” CPD is asking anyone with information, no matter how small the detail, to come forward. “The homicide happened in 2000, and technology has advanced dramatically since then,” Ours said. “I’ve been going through the case and trying to do everything that originally wasn’t done. I wanted to reach out to the public and see if, after 26 years, someone was willing to come forward now that wasn’t then. July 27 was also the anniversary of her being found.” Ours said he has been involved with this case for a long time. “In 2016, I was assigned to [Criminal Investigation Division] as an…
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