A newly released autopsy report shows that a 26-year-old woman whose remains were discovered at a Smyrna, Georgia, apartment complex suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
Kingston Bradley, 18, now faces a malice murder charge in connection with the death of Shanteria “KT” Mosley, after police initially accused him of concealing the death of another person.
According to 11 Alive, a newly issued arrest warrant provides additional details about what investigators found inside Bradley’s suburban Atlanta apartment and the condition of Mosley’s remains.
The warrant alleges that family members searching for Mosley discovered Bradley with a container holding a woman’s torso. Relatives recognized a tattoo on the remains and contacted police after tracing Mosley’s phone to the Park Valley Apartments.
Investigators later reported finding blood inside Bradley’s apartment, along with a saw that had blood on it. Police also reported finding cleaning supplies and detecting the smell of bleach inside the residence.
The murder warrant alleges the recovered torso had “various lacerations and stab wounds” and describes a large amount of blood inside the apartment that investigators said was consistent with the killing and dismemberment of Mosley.
Police later announced that investigators searching a vehicle found garbage bags in the trunk. One bag appeared to contain a body part, and the Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that human remains were inside.
Police have not publicly established why Mosley went to the apartment complex or explained what relationship, if any, she had with Bradley.
Smyrna police said investigators are continuing to examine evidence from multiple locations while trying to establish the circumstances surrounding Mosley’s death.
“We are looking at multiple different types of evidence,” Lt. Meredith Holt assured the public.
The case began unfolding last Wednesday after Mosley’s family realized they could not reach her.
According to WSB-TV, Mosley’s relatives were accustomed to communicating with her throughout the day, making her sudden silence unusual. Her mother contacted Smyrna police after the family tracked Mosley’s cellphone to the Park Valley Apartments and found her vehicle there.
“My daughter, she’s been missing since 9… 8 o’clock, I mean 9 something this morning,” her mother told a dispatcher, according to the newly released 911 call.
Mosley’s mother also told the dispatcher that her daughter’s lack of communication was unlike her. The dispatcher told the family that Smyrna police could meet them at the complex because that was where Mosley’s phone’s location was registering.
Police arrived at the apartment complex around 6:57 p.m. and remained there for roughly 30 minutes. Officers knocked on doors and spoke with people before eventually leaving the area.
The family remained at the complex and continued searching.
More than an hour after the first call, relatives contacted 911 again after noticing something near Bradley’s apartment. A neighbor took over the call as the family became increasingly distressed.
“I see a bin. I think there’s a body in it,” the neighbor told the dispatcher, as reported by WSBTV.
Witness accounts cited by police indicate Bradley was seen carrying the container before dropping it and running from the area. Family members were eventually able to identify the remains as Mosley.
Police initially stopped short of publicly confirming the identity because of the condition of the remains and said DNA testing was being conducted, but by Friday night, investigators said they believed the victim was Mosley.
Authorities believe Mosley was killed sometime between 10 a.m. and noon on Sept. 23. Police said they did not receive reports of screaming, suspicious activity or other disturbances from the apartment complex during that period.
Mosley’s family previously said she had left earlier that day to work as a DoorDash driver. Police, however, said DoorDash told investigators that Mosley did not clock in and had no delivery record at the apartment complex.
That discrepancy remains part of the investigation, as does the question of how Mosley and Bradley knew each other.
The investigation has also raised questions about police response after the family’s first call. Mosley’s aunt, Michelle Weaver, told 11Alive that relatives remained at the complex after an officer left and eventually discovered the remains themselves. Police attempted to explain that the responding officer did not have enough information at the time to determine that Mosley was in danger.
Bradley’s father, Kenneth Bradley, has denied having any involvement in Mosley’s death. In a statement released after his son’s arrest, he offered condolences to Mosley’s family and said he had cooperated with investigators.
“I had no involvement with this incident nor had any knowledge of the incident,” Kenneth Bradley wrote, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. He also said he did not know Mosley or her family and did not know whether his son had known her before the killing. His statement referenced his son’s history of mental illness, but police have not publicly identified a motive for Mosley’s death.
“First and foremost, I’m sending my deepest condolences to the family of the young lady and her family. Kingston has been dealing with mental illness for the past 6 years. Everyone who knows me knows that I work 10-12 hours daily. If I’m not at my regular job, I’m somewhere doing a side job,” he stated.
“I’m not on the run. I told the detectives everything I knew about my son. My family and I did not have anything to do with Kingston’s actions.”
He concluded, “I can’t imagine how painful this is for the victim family. Please allow the law to do there [sic] job. I am fully cooperating with law enforcement. They know of my whereabouts.”
Police records have shown more than 50 calls connected to the apartment Bradley shared with his father between 2024 and 2026. Several involved domestic-related incidents, while four included reports involving weapons. A neighbor stated she had previously felt uncomfortable around Bradley and alleged he once threatened her 13-year-old child with a pit bull.
Mosley’s family has continued to call for answers as the investigation moves forward. At a vigil held Saturday, relatives and friends gathered to remember her and released balloons in her honor.
“We just want justice and we want the truth,” Mosley’s aunt said.
Bradley remains in custody without bond while Smyrna police continue interviewing potential witnesses and examining evidence.
