MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Bill Lowe
(816) 622-0800 ext. 273
A2012-30
August 15, 2012

EMPHASIS: The Body Of A Missing Overland Park, Kansas, Man Has Been Located

On August 15, 2012, the Missouri State Highway Patrol was notified of a vehicle off the roadway in rural Bates County with a body inside. A trooper located the vehicle, a red 2004 Toyota Highlander, in a field near Route J east of Route Y outside Amsterdam, Missouri. The body of a white male was found inside the vehicle and was identified as David L. Dotson, 66. Mr. Dotson had been reported missing from Overland Park, Kansas, since August 9, 2012.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is handling the investigation.
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