Police seek ID of woman found burned in Fort Worth grass fire

Update: Police have received information that the victim might be known by the name “Brandy.”

FORT WORTH — Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman found slain late Monday after firefighters extinguished a grass fire in far east Fort Worth.

Patrol officers reported the grass fire about 11:50 p.m. Monday in the 3500 block of South Cravens Road, a wooded and secluded area on the far western edge of Lake Arlington.

Firefighters found the burned body after putting out the grass fire.

Homicide Sgt. Joe Loughman said the cause of the woman’s death has not been determined, but investigators suspect she was slain and then dumped at the location.

Police say the 5-foot-5-inch woman weighed about 118 pounds and had a metal stud in her left nostril.

She also had distinctive tattoos — a heart shamrock on the inside of her lower right leg and a flower with stars on her left foot near the ankle.

Police released retouched photos of the two tattoos Friday in the hope of generating tips about the woman’s identity.

“It is unknown if there are additional tattoos on the victim’s body,” Loughman said.

The victim appeared to have brown hair and was wearing sparkly mauve toenail polish. Her lower first molars had root canals on both sides, police said.

It is unknown whether her body was clothed when dumped, Loughman said.

Anyone with information about her identity is asked to call the homicide unit at 817-392-4340.

This story was originally published October 2, 2015 at 11:37 AM with the headline "Police seek ID of woman found burned in Fort Worth grass fire."