Body Found In Moniteau County

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed Monday a body was found southwest of Jefferson City over the weekend and now the task is finding out how the badly decomposed body ended up there. Sergeant Kevin Hunter with the Highway Patrol’s Drug and Crime unit said the body was found around 7 p.m. Saturday in a rural area in Southern Moniteau County. Hunter said investigators are not ruling anything out at this time, including foul play. However, he said there is not enough information to make a determination of how the person died but an autopsy scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday should provide more details and help inform law enforcement on how to proceed.