Crime

Woman found dead in Kansas City field Monday. Police investigate suspicious death

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Police car lights in night time, crime scene, night patrolling the city. Abstract blurry image. Photo by Getty Images This is a stock image downloaded from Getty Images. It is a Royalty Free image. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Police are investigating a suspicious death after a woman was found dead in a Kansas City field late Monday.

Officers responded just before midnight to the 3600 block of Oakley Avenue, where they found a woman with unknown bodily trauma in a field, according to Sgt. Philip DiMartino, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.

Emergency medical crews declared the woman dead at the scene.

Detectives canvassed the area for witnesses, and crime scene investigators processed the scene for evidence.

Police ask anyone with information to call homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

This story was originally published February 20, 2024 at 7:11 AM.

Andrea Klick
The Kansas City Star
Andrea Klick was a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern California and grew up near Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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