NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A 74-year-old woman was found murdered inside her home, and it has left many in her North Nashville community in shock.

On Monday, Harriet Edwards was discovered dead by a friend who wanted to check in on her after several days without contact. Metro Police said her body was found on her bed, and an autopsy revealed she died from strangulation and suffered blunt force injuries to her head.

Dennis Lawson, a longtime neighbor, said he was stunned by the news.

“I was totally shocked,” Lawson said.

He has lived in the Chateau Valley subdivision for decades and said learning that a neighbor just a few houses down had been murdered has been upsetting for the entire community.

Lawson recalled detectives coming to his home to ask about Edwards.

“He asked me about th

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