Police identify weighted-down body found at Truman Lake
Police are investigating the case as a homicide
Khighla Parks, 15. Image courtesy KY3.
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Posted: 10/05/2012
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By: 41 Action News Staff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police have identified the victim whose weighted-down body was recovered from Truman Lake.
Missouri Highway Patrol Spokesman Collin Stosberg said the victim is 15-year-old Khighla L. Parks, of Willard, Mo.
Authorities said Parks was last seen walking near her home around 5 p.m. on Sept. 20 in northwest Greene County, Mo.
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A boater found Parks on Sept. 30 near the shore in Warsaw, Mo., according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Department.
Police are treating the case as a homicide. No suspects are in custody.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Benton County Sheriff’s Department, 660-438-5252.
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