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)

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)