MADISON COUNTY-Sheriff Blake Dorning of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office released a statement concerning the body found at 166 Lemley Drive on Thursday, June 7:
“Sheriff Blake Dorning announced today June 14, 2018 that the Madison County Sheriff’s Office is now conducting a Homicide Investigation in relation to the body located at 166 Lemley Drive, Owens Cross Roads, on June 7, 2018.
The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences has identified the body, with dental records, as Mariah Feit
Oralia Mendoza
Lopez, H/F, 13yoa. Mariah was a resident of Huntsville Alabama and an A/B Honor Roll student. The child’s grandmother/guardian, Oralia Mendoza, H/F, 49yoa is reported missing through Huntsville Police Department and may be endangered.
Due to the investigation, specific details of the cause of death will not be released at this time, yet we confirm that we are seeking to identify a murder suspect(s).
If you have any knowledge of Mendoza’s location or any information in regard to the two’s activities leading up to June 7, 2018 please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 256-533-8820 or 256-722-7181.
Oralia Mendoza
Hispanic Female
Dark Hair
5”6” in Height
135 Pounds
Unknown Clothing
No further details are available at this time. Any updates or further details will be distributed by the agency PIO.”
