Eugenia Calle

- Born in a small town near Dayton, Ohio
- Found dead on February 17, 2009 around 11 p.m. by her fiancewsbtv: Woman Found Dead In Midtown Penthouse ID'd As Cancer Researcher (February 18, 2009)
- Found in her apartment in Atlanta, Georgiawsbtv: Woman Found Dead In Midtown Penthouse ID'd As Cancer Researcher (February 18, 2009)
- May have died up to 12 hours earlierwsbtv: Woman Found Dead In Midtown Penthouse ID'd As Cancer Researcher (February 18, 2009)
- 57 years old when she diedwsbtv: Woman Found Dead In Midtown Penthouse ID'd As Cancer Researcher (February 18, 2009)
- Suspect arrested: 27-year-old Jamal Thompson, who posed as a buyer for Calle's apartmentWXIA: Arrest In Murder of Prominent Cancer Researcher (February 19, 2009)
- Police believe the motive was robberyWXIA: Arrest In Murder of Prominent Cancer Researcher (February 19, 2009)
- Thompson allegedly stole Calle's credit cards and her diamond ringAtlanta Journal-Constitution: Midtown slaying suspect says victim hit head on counter (February 19, 2009)
- Thompson says Calle hit her head on the kitchen counterAtlanta Journal-Constitution: Midtown slaying suspect says victim hit head on counter (February 19, 2009)
- Former Director of Analytic Epidemiology for the American Cancer Society, had been so since 1994wsbtv: Woman Found Dead In Midtown Penthouse ID'd As Cancer Researcher (February 18, 2009)
- Adjunct professor in Epidemiology at Emory Universitywsbtv: Woman Found Dead In Midtown Penthouse ID'd As Cancer Researcher (February 18, 2009)
- Calle was selling her apartment to move in with her fianceAtlanta Journal-Constitution: Prominent cancer researcher found slain... (February 18, 2009)
- Was previously married to Richard Letz, who died from cancerAtlanta Journal-Constitution: Prominent cancer researcher found slain... (February 18, 2009)

Dr. Eugenia Calle was a physician and cancer researcher who was found dead on February 17, 2009, in her apartment in Atlanta by her fiance. Police believe Calle was murdered, and said she died from "blunt force trauma" and there were "signs of a struggle".wsbtv: Woman Found Dead In Midtown Penthouse ID'd As Cancer Researcher (February 18, 2009) A suspect, 27-year-old Jamal Thompson, has been arrested. Police believe the motive for the murder was robbery and say Thompson posed as a potential buyer for Calle's apartment, which she was selling.WXIA: Arrest In Murder of Prominent Cancer Researcher (February 19, 2009)
Career

Calle moved from Ohio in 1985 to work for the Centers for Disease Control. She left the CDC to work for the American Cancer Society in 1989.Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Prominent cancer researcher found slain... (February 18, 2009) She led a recent analysis by the American Cancer Society, published in the March issue of the journal Cancer, on the risk of breast cancer associated with hormone therapy.The Philadelphia Inquirer: Hormone use: Studies suggest two years max (February 9, 2009)