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Kansas City police ask for public’s help in locating woman missing since Tuesday

Update: Police on Monday said that Estrella Dekaye’s body was found in the Missouri River on Saturday afternoon. Her death is being investigated as an apparent suicide.

Kansas City police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 23-year-old woman who has been missing since Tuesday night.

Estella Dekaye was last seen at about 10 p.m. Tuesday at her home near 12th Street and The Paseo, according to the Kansas City Police Department.

Dekaye was last seen wearing a pink and black dress with a flower print. She is about 5-feet-7-inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

If anyone sees Dekaye or knows of her whereabouts, they are asked to call 911 or the department’s Missing Person’s Unit at 816-234-5136.

This story was originally published September 30, 2021 at 12:58 PM.

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Aarón Torres
The Kansas City Star
Aarón Torres is a breaking news reporter who also covers issues of race and equity. He is bilingual with Spanish being his first language.
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