Columbia Police identify body of woman found in trunk of vehicle

Friday, August 15, 2008 | 7:59 a.m. CDT; updated 11:26 a.m. CDT, Friday, August 15, 2008
BY Missourian staff

COLUMBIA  — Columbia Police have released the identity of the body found Thursday night in the trunk of a vehicle.

The body of Helen C. Sanders, 53, was discovered in a vehicle's trunk Thursday night near Stadium Boulevard and U.S. 63 after the driver was pulled over on suspicion of unrelated traffic violations, Columbia police said.

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A cause of death has not yet been determined. The body showed no obvious signs of injury, according to the news release issued by police at 7:30 a.m. Friday morning.

An autopsy is planned at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

Police arrested the 19-year-old male driver of the vehicle on "unrelated traffic offenses." A 16-year-old boy is also being questioned in the death investigation, the news release said. Their name are not yet being released, but both were known by the victim, police said.

Continue to check ColumbiaMissourian.com for updates to this story.

 

 

 

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