A woman was found slain inside a crashed vehicle early Sunday morning in Opelika.
Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton identified the victim as Janiah Thomas. She was 22 and lived in Opelika.
Police were dispatched at 12:30 a.m. to a report of an assault in the 600 block of Comanchee Drive.
They arrived to find the crashed vehicle and Thomas suffering from stab wounds.
Thomas was taken to East Alabama Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead at 1:20 a.m.
Investigators have charged 35-year-old Tempest Vanshay Reese with murder. She remains at large.