DEBORAH UNDERHILL

57-year old Deborah Underhill was last seen alive at the AIM Center in downtown Chattanooga on March 28, 2013. 

Within 24 hours, two fishermen had found her body more than five miles away on the south shore of the Tennessee River just off Patten Chapel Road.

A medical examiner determined Deborah was beaten and bruised over much of her body. She had been strangled to death. 

Her sister, Karen Searle, told Channel 3 Eyewitness News that Deborah struggled with mental illness, but was a strong person. 

"She put up the fight of her life and she lost. This person committed a horrific crime and you've got to pay for that."
Investigators say Deborah frequented the downtown area, particularly the area around the public library. 

She sometimes used the name Deborah Faye Swafford.

Original Investigating Agency: Chattanooga Police Department
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