Shanteria Mosley Case: What Happened at Park Valley Apartments in Smyrna, Georgia

Shanteria "KT" Mosley case — Park Valley Apartments Smyrna Georgia investigation

Victim: Shanteria "KT" Mosley, 26
Location: Park Valley Apartments, Smyrna, Georgia
Date: September 23, 2026
Accused: Kingston Bradley, 18
Charge: Malice murder (upgraded from concealing a death)
Status: Held without bond; investigation ongoing

Shanteria "KT" Mosley was a 26-year-old mother from Fulton County, Georgia. On September 23, 2026, she left home for the day and never came back. Her family found her car at an apartment complex in Smyrna before police did, and they were still at the scene after the responding officer had left. Within hours, her 18-year-old neighbor, Kingston Bradley, was in custody. He is now charged with malice murder.

This is the timeline of the case as reported so far, what investigators have said about the evidence, and the question her family keeps asking: why were they the ones left to search for her?

Who Was Shanteria "KT" Mosley?

Shanteria Mosley was a mother, a daughter and a sister. Her family describes her as the person who kept everyone laughing. She drove for DoorDash to support her children, and on the morning of September 23 she told her family she was heading out to make deliveries, the way she did most days.

Those who knew her call her KT. Her family has asked that she be remembered for who she was, not only for how her life ended.

How Shanteria Mosley Disappeared

When Mosley stopped answering her phone, her family did not wait. They tracked her phone themselves, and the signal led them to Park Valley Apartments in Smyrna, a suburb just outside Atlanta. Her car was sitting empty in the parking lot.

Investigators later confirmed that her DoorDash account showed no activity that day. She was not clocked in, and there was no delivery record tying her to that address. Why she was at Park Valley Apartments at all is still one of the central unanswered questions in the case.

Why Did Police Leave the Scene?

Smyrna police responded at 6:57 p.m. An officer canvassed the complex for about 30 minutes, knocking on doors. One of those doors belonged to Kingston Bradley and his father, who told the officer and Mosley's family that he had not seen anyone.

Mosley had not been classified as a critical missing person, and with no other leads, the officer left. Her family stayed.

The Moment Her Family Found the Answer

About 90 minutes after police left, Mosley's aunt, Michelle Weaver, saw Kingston Bradley leave his apartment carrying a container. According to reports, when he realized he had been seen, he dropped it and went back inside. Police were called back to the complex at 8:16 p.m., and Mosley's family identified her there by a tattoo.

Weaver has spoken publicly about how the family felt that night. "Y'all didn't do nothing. Y'all left us," she said. "You guys left us to do it ourselves." She says the responding officer later told her, "I should have believed y'all."

What Investigators Have Said About the Evidence

According to court documents, investigators who searched Bradley's apartment described evidence they say showed an attempt to clean the scene, including cleaning equipment and a strong smell of bleach. On September 25, detectives searched a vehicle connected to Bradley and recovered additional remains. The medical examiner confirmed they belonged to Shanteria Mosley.

After that discovery, Smyrna police upgraded the charge against Bradley from concealing a death to malice murder. Investigators believe Mosley was killed between 10 a.m. and noon on September 23, within hours of leaving home that morning.

Timeline of the Shanteria Mosley Case

Who Is Kingston Bradley?

Kingston Bradley, 18, was known to Smyrna police before September 23. He had an open case connected to a 2024 domestic incident involving his father and a 15-year-old family member. In February 2026 he was charged with family violence battery after another confrontation with his father. Court documents describe an "extensive history of domestic disputes" at the home he shared with his father, an address police had responded to several times before.

Bradley was denied bond and is being held at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. He has been charged but not convicted, and is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Is Kingston Bradley's Father a Suspect?

Bradley's father has not been charged in connection with Mosley's death. In a public post days after the arrest, he said he works long hours, had no knowledge of what happened, did not know Mosley or her family, and was cooperating with investigators. He also said his son "has been dealing with mental illness for the past six years."

Smyrna police have said the father remains part of the ongoing investigation, along with anyone else who may have had contact with Mosley or Bradley that day.

The Question No One Has Answered: How Were They Connected?

As of the latest update, police say they still do not know how Shanteria Mosley and Kingston Bradley's paths crossed. Lieutenant Meredith Hol told reporters that investigators are "looking for the connection between the victim and the person of interest." With no DoorDash record placing her at the complex and no confirmed prior relationship between them, the reason she was at Park Valley Apartments that morning remains unknown.

What This Case Says About the Missing-Persons Response

Mosley's family located her phone, her car and, in the end, the answer, largely on their own. The case raises questions that come up again and again in missing-persons reports involving adults: how quickly a disappearance is treated as urgent, what it takes for a person to be classified as critical, and how much weight police give to a family's certainty that something is wrong.

It also raises questions about the prior calls to Bradley's home. Police had responded to that address before, and he had pending family violence charges. Whether any of that history was known to the officer who knocked on his door that evening has not been made public.

Is the Investigation Still Active?

Yes. Smyrna police say cadaver dogs from the Sandy Springs Police Department have been brought in to search for further evidence. Lieutenant Hol called it "a shocking crime" and said the department has not seen a case like it in decades.

What Happens Next

Bradley's case will move through the Cobb County court system, beginning with preliminary hearings. He faces a malice murder charge and remains held without bond. MotiveX will keep following the case, including any new charges, court dates and answers about how Mosley and Bradley were connected.

Say her name: Shanteria "KT" Mosley.

Sources

• NBC News: Neighbor charged with murder in death of Georgia DoorDash driver
• CBS News Atlanta: Smyrna police identify Shanteria Mosley; suspect faces malice murder charge
• FOX 5 Atlanta: Father of suspect in Smyrna case releases statement
• Atlanta News First: Suspect charged with malice murder; victim identified (Sept 25, 2026)
• 11Alive: Warrants reveal new details in the Kingston Bradley case
• 11Alive: Loved ones gather for vigil for Shanteria Mosley
• ABC7 New York: Police identify Shanteria "KT" Mosley; Kingston Bradley charged