A 22-year-old Alabama woman was found dead in her home on the island of St. John in the US Virgin Islands, and her death is shrouded in mystery.
Who is Lily Ledbetter?
When officers discovered Lily Ledbetter unconscious in an apartment last month, she was working a part-time job for an animal shelter in Cruz Bay, the island’s capital. This was confirmed by the local police to DailyMail.com. Later, Ledbetter was declared dead.
She had worked several jobs for several months on the island by herself, but she had actually grown up close to Opelika, Alabama, which is located close to Georgia’s border with the state.
Police stated that Ledbetter’s cause of death was unknown two days after her body was found, and that an autopsy was waiting. However, they have failed to disclose any results, including whether or not her death was suspicious.
According to a police statement made public on June 8, officers were originally summoned to an apartment in the town’s Estate Enighed at around 12.33am on Tuesday, June 6.
Ledbetter was found to be unresponsive when police arrived at her home, and 20 minutes later, at roughly 12.53 a.m., EMTs declared her dead.
She had been working part-time at the shelter, according to the animal welfare non-profit Animal Care Centre of St. John, which was shocked by her untimely passing.
According to an online obituary, Ledbetter was also a dancer who had graduated from Opelika High School in 2019 before enrolling at Auburn University, where she participated with the school’s rowing club.
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The Virgin Islands Consortium, a local publication, reported that the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the VIPD was looking into the matter.
Although the victim’s identity was first kept a secret, Ledbetter was the woman in issue, according to department spokesperson Glen Dratte.
Ledbetter also danced with the Make Your Move Performing Arts Studio in her hometown.
The owner of the studio, Mandy Moore, posted a tribute to the student on Facebook.
‘I will always remember the twinkle in your eye and the love that filled the room when you walked in. I only wished I had held on and never let you go when I saw you a few weeks ago,’ she wrote.
‘Your legacy of love and light will forever live on inside our studio,’ she added.
A memorial attended by family and friends was held in her honor on June 17 at the First Baptist Church in Opelika.
