NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Homicide detectives are investigating the murder of a 74-year-old woman found dead inside her North Nashville home Monday morning.

The victim, identified as Harriet Edwards, was discovered just after 9 a.m. at her residence on Chateau Valley Court by a longtime friend who hadn’t heard from her in several days. An autopsy revealed Edwards died from strangulation and blunt force injuries to the head.

Investigators believe the killing occurred between 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday, based on entries found in a medical ledger Edwards kept. A neighbor told detectives she last saw Edwards on Friday afternoon.

Police say Edwards lived alone, and her home has been thoroughly processed by MNPD crime scene experts, who are working closely with forensic scientists at the

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