Body found in ‘deep state of decomposition’ near townhomes in Kansas City’s Northland
The Kansas City Police Department opened a death investigation Wednesday after a body was found in a “deep state of decomposition” in a vehicle in Kansas City’s Hill Haven neighborhood.
Investigators were called to the area of Northeast 38th Street and North Ewing Avenue, near the Bennington Park Townhomes, just before 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Jake Becchina, a spokesperson for the department, said in an email to The Star.
There, they found a body in a “deep state of decomposition” inside a Jeep parked in a treeline just north of the intersection, Becchina said.
Officers did not find “any immediate signs of foul play,” Becchina said. An investigation into the death is ongoing.
This story was originally published April 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM.
Caroline Zimmerman
The Kansas City Star