$10,000 reward offered in homicide

Published 9:27 am Wednesday, November 22, 2017

COLUMBIANA, Ala. (AP) — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that will lead to the person responsible for the death of a 27-year-old Clanton woman.

Al.com reports the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says its investigators have chase down every lead since Melissa Ann Cleckler’s body was found Nov. 2.

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Sheriff John Samaniego said her body was at the location for a couple of days before discovery. It is unknown how she was killed and her body was sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science for an autopsy.

Samaniego is offering a $5,000 reward for information to help bring the case to a close. CrimeStoppers is offering an additional $5,000.