Woman found dead near Bellevue in 2020 identified

A previously unidentified woman who was found dead in an abandoned home near Bellevue on Thanksgiving Day in 2020 has been identified as 19-year-old Ashley Fuller, of Columbia. 

Metro Nashville Police publicly identified Fuller on Thursday one year after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a forensic sketch of her face, having previously released an image of a wrist tattoo.

The MNPD previously said that they believed she died from an accidental drug overdose, and they reiterated that no foul play is suspected in Fuller’s death. 

A relative of Fuller contacted MNPD's Cold Case Unit and her identity was confirmed through dental records.

The Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting a final review to determine her official cause of death.