AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) – The Auburn community is grieving the loss of a beloved professor after a brutal attack at Kiesel Park that left 59-year-old Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle dead. Auburn Police say they have arrested Harold Rashad Dabney III, 32, of Montgomery, on two counts of capital murder in connection with the stabbing.

The attack

On Saturday, Sept. 6, Schnuelle drove to Kiesel Park, Auburn’s largest public green space, to walk her dog — a routine she loved. Police say sometime that morning, she was attacked in a wooded area of the park. Her dog was found safe and is now with family and friends.

Officers were called to the park in the 500 block of Chadwick Lane around 2:07 p.m. after a caller reported a woman’s body in a wooded area. Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton pronounced Schnuel

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