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Coroner: Woman found dead in eastern Jefferson County home was strangled

Police said the woman was found inside a home in the 7300 block of Greenlawn Road around 3 a.m. on Oct. 10.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Metro Police are investigating the circumstances of a woman’s death in eastern Jefferson County.

LMPD said 8th Division officers responded to reports of a person down inside of a home in the 7300 block of Greenlawn Road around 3 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, according to a department spokesman.

Officers located the female who was “obviously deceased.”

The coroner's office has identified her as Ursala Brown. An autopsy found Brown died from manual strangulation.

The case is being investigated as a homicide by Louisville Metro Police.

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