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Skeletal remains found near gas station in east Kansas City, police say

Police found skeletal remains near a gas station in east Kansas City
Police found skeletal remains near a gas station in east Kansas City

Skeletal remains were found in east Kansas City Monday night, according to the Kansas City Police Department.

Police were dispatched just before 10 p.m. to the 3000 block of Van Brunt Boulevard after a caller walking their dog saw what they believed to be a dead body.

Police located the remains behind a fence on the east side of a gas station, said Captain Leslie Foreman, a spokeswoman with KCPD.

The medical examiner’s office is investigating the cause of death, Foreman said.

Jenna Thompson
The Kansas City Star
Jenna Thompson covers retail news for The Kansas City Star. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, she previously reported for the Lincoln Journal Star and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she studied journalism and English.
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