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When self-described hiker Mark Ethridge walked into that clearing in the woods, a body wrapped in a clear plastic tarp wasn't what he was looking for.
He could see it was a young woman with pink hair, and he could tell she was dead, so he called 911.
Was this woman killed in the woods or was her body just dumped there? And who wanted her dead?
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The Wild Jasmine investigation began on Monday, June 17, 2019, and will run for about five weeks.
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The body of 19-year-old Jasmine Ledbetter was found wrapped in plastic and left in the woods off Highway 7 south of town.
