For further information please contact: Sergeant Dan Green
(816) 622-0800
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September 18, 2008

EMPHASIS: Person Of Interest Sought In Platte County Rest Area Homicide Investigation


Investigators from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control are attempting to locate a person of interest who was seen in the Platte County rest area around the time of a homicide that occurred on September 8, 2008. The person of interest is described as a white female, approximately 30 years of age, 5’6” to 5’7” tall, thin build, with shoulder length reddish-blonde hair with freckles on her face. She was wearing a white blouse with a collar that had designs throughout the exposed area of the shirt and a jacket or sweater that was unbuttoned. She also was described as having a weak southern accent.
Investigators are also attempting to locate a white SUV occupied by three people that was seen in the Platte County rest area about the time of the homicide.
Anyone who may have seen these persons in the Platte County rest area between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., or anyone that can identify these people, is asked to call the Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS, or the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop A Headquarters at 816-622-0800. A $1,000 reward is available from the Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) involved in the homicide.