Crime

56-year-old identified as man found dead in Northeast Kansas City home

Kansas City police said a man’s body found in a home in the 4200 block of St. John Avenue Feb. 6 is being investigated as a homicide. This Google Maps Street View image was taken in May 2018.
Kansas City police said a man’s body found in a home in the 4200 block of St. John Avenue Feb. 6 is being investigated as a homicide. This Google Maps Street View image was taken in May 2018. Google Maps

Police have released the identity of a man whose body was found inside a home in the old Northeast Kansas City neighborhood earlier this month.

The victim has been identified as 56-year-old Charles B. Williams.

Officers were called to the home in the 4200 block of St. John Avenue about 8 p.m. Feb. 6 to check on a resident. Arriving officers found Williams’ body in a state of decomposition.

Police have not said how Williams died, but said Feb. 8 that the medical examiner’s office ruled his death as homicide.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-8477.

This story was originally published February 28, 2019 at 7:00 PM.

Related Stories from Kansas City Star
Kaitlyn Schwers
The Kansas City Star
Kaitlyn Schwers covers breaking news and crime at night for The Kansas City Star. Originally from Willard, Mo., she spent nearly three years reporting in Arkansas and Illinois before returning to Missouri and joining The Star in 2017.
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER