GEORGIA — A Valdosta State University freshman’s parents are distraught after finding out about her death on Facebook.

Jasmine Benjamin, 17, was found dead in her dorm’s common study room area. Valdosta Police did not suspect foul play at first, but the case has since turned into a homicide investigation because of suspicions that her body was moved.

Benjamin’s mother, Judith, and her stepfather, James, told the local station that university officials never notified them about their daughter’s death. Instead, they learned about it from a friend’s Facebook post.

James said police told him her death went unnoticed for 12 hours because her fellow students thought she was just sleeping on the study room couch.