A mom of 4 who has been lacking for practically six months has been discovered lifeless in a wooded space in Missouri, authorities confirmed.
Sheriff Dave Marshak of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace introduced that the physique of 33-year-old Emily Strite, who was first reported lacking on April 20, was found in a wooded space roughly 45 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri, based on a press release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace launched on Tuesday.
“On September twenty eighth, deputies responded to a wooded space close to the 4100 block of Frissell Street in De Soto for a report of human skeletal stays discovered by the property proprietor,” authorities mentioned. “By way of comparability to medical and dental data, investigators with the Regional Medical Examiner’s Workplace decided the stays are these of Emily Strite. She was reported lacking within the De Soto space in April of this 12 months.”
Detectives mentioned in April that Strite was final seen on foot sporting denims and a darkish blue hoodie on the morning of April 12 within the De Soto space and “is believed to have been leaving the world of her personal free will,” police mentioned.
“At the moment, Strite’s reason for demise is undetermined, and investigators are working to find out how her physique ended up the place it was discovered,” Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned.
The investigation into her disappearance and demise stays ongoing and there are not any reported suspects or individuals of curiosity within the case.
“[Due] to the continuing investigation, we “Emily’s Household” are asking that no one visits/disturbs the world talked about of the place Emily was recovered,” Strite’s mom posted on social media after authorities confirmed her physique had been discovered. “Please respect our needs and steer clear of the world. We are going to share particulars when they’re accessible.”
Anybody with info is requested to name the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace Detective Bureau at 636-797-5515.