#DC-0111
Katherine Janness
Investigation
last updated 28 July 2026 · 2 sources
Confirmed facts
9
Open questions
3
Reward
$25,000
Arrests
None
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Timeline of what's confirmed9 entries
28 July 2021, 12:09 a.m.
Investigators released surveillance-camera imagery showing Katherine Janness and her dog, Bowie, walking on the rainbow crosswalk in Midtown.
CBS Atlanta
28 July 2021, around 1 a.m.
Katherine Janness, 40, was found just inside an entrance to Piedmont Park on Piedmont Avenue.
CBS Atlanta
28 July 2021, around 1 a.m.
Bowie was found nearby, also dead.
CBS Atlanta
28 July 2021, around 1 a.m.
Emma Clark found Janness after using Janness' iPhone location when Janness did not return from walking Bowie.
CBS Atlanta
16 September 2021
The Washington Post reported that Janness had been headed out for a late-night walk with Bowie near Piedmont Park before Clark later searched for her.
The Washington Post
2025
At an unspecified point in 2025, police said they were focused on DNA evidence.
CBS Atlanta
28 July 2026
No suspect had been identified or arrested in the case.
CBS Atlanta
28 July 2026
An Atlanta Police Department spokesperson told CBS Atlanta the investigation remained highly active and ongoing.
CBS Atlanta
28 July 2026
Authorities were offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment, and asked tipsters to contact the Atlanta Police Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.
CBS Atlanta
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What evidence, if any, has identified a person responsible for the deaths?unconfirmed; CBS Atlanta reported no suspect identified or arrested · unconfirmed
What happened after the 12:09 a.m. surveillance image and before Janness was found around 1 a.m.?unconfirmed timeline details · unconfirmed
Whether DNA evidence has produced a public investigative lead remains unresolved.unconfirmed; police have not released new details · unconfirmed
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