AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) – Auburn Police confirm a person of interest is in custody as of 8:45 a.m. Sunday in connection with the homicide investigation at Kiesel Park.

The victim has been identified as Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle, 59, of Auburn, a retired professor of Large Animal and Food Animal Medicine at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Investigators believe Schnuelle was attacked and killed while walking her dog at Kiesel Park Saturday morning. Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton tells WRBL her injuries appear to have been caused by a sharp object, possibly in a knife attack. Her dog was unharmed.

Officers were called to the park in the 500 block of Chadwick Lane around 2:07 p.m. on September 6, after a caller reported a woman’s body in a wooded area. Schnuelle was pronoun

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