Mother-of-two who was brutally murdered inside her gated community home was discovered by her 13-year-old son
- Connie Overstreet Woolweaver, 37, was found dead in her home on Wednesday
- Her son had just come to their Birmingham, Alabama home from school
- Authorities described the scene as 'terrible' but released no further details
- They do not believe the murder was random, investigating it as a homicide
Mother-of-two Connie Overstreet Woolweaver, 37, was found murdered in her Birmingham, Alabama home on Wednesday
An Alabama mother-of-two was brutally murdered in her own home inside a gated community on Wednesday.
Connie Overstreet Woolweaver, 37, was found dead by her 13-year-old son after he returned to their Birmingham home from school around 3.45pm.
Shelby County Sheriff's Capt Jeff Hartley described the scene as 'terrible' and said Woolweaver's death is being investigated as a homicide.
No other details have been released and an investigation is ongoing.
Woolweaver is also the mother of a seven-year-old girl and had just celebrated both of her children's birthdays in the last week.
The son's father died last year, according to AL.com.
Just hours before she was found dead, Woolweaver posted an illustration on Facebook of a woman awake in bed.
It read: ‘I’ve got 99 problems and 86 of them are completely made up scenarios in my head that I’m stressing about for absolutely no logical reason’.
‘And this is why I can’t sleep. Brain – shut up!’ she wrote in the caption of the post.
Woolweaver leaves behind a 13-year-old son and a seven-year-old daughter. She had just celebrated both of their birthdays in the last week
Major Ken Burchfield told the Daily Mail Online investigators do not believe the murder occurred during a home invasion.
Sheriff John Samaniego assured the community that their safety was not in danger.
'I do not believe there is a related threat to any of the residents in Highland Lake or other local communities related to Ms Woolweaver's death,' he said in a statement.
'Her intentional death was the result of a calculated act and our investigators are making progress identifying her killer.'
'This was a senseless act and I am very saddened for her family and friends.'
Friends from Woolweaver's high school have created a GoFundMe to help raise money for her children.
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