UPDATE, SEPT. 26 |Police say they have made a preliminary idenfitifation of the human remains, though are waiting for additional testing to confirm. Police also announced they have made contact with Bobby Alexander.
SEPT. 25 | Independence police said on Wednesday that they are still working to identify a body that was found over the weekend.
Officers were called to the 2400 block of South Maywood Avenue at 11 p.m. Saturday after a report of human remains found in a wooded area.
Police released a description of what the person was wearing, asking for the public's help to identify them. The person was wearing a TCC-EZ diabetic foot wound care boot on their right foot, a black shoe with a lift attachment on their left foot, a Kansas City Royals baseball cap and a Costco employee polo shirt from an out-of-state store.
Police did not say whether the person is male or female. They did say it is a suspicious death investigation.
They are also trying to locate 28-year-old Bobby Alexander III, who may have information about the identity of the deceased person.
Anyone who might have information on the deceased person or Alexander's whereabouts should call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477, IPD Tips at 816-325-7777 or email leads@indepmo.org.
