WYANDOTTE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities found the body of missing 24-year-old Kansas woman under a bridge in an industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas.
Just before 10a.m. October 23, police were dispatched on the report of a deceased person in an industrial area just north of Southwest Blvd. and under the 7th Street Trafficway Bridge, according to Kansas City, Kansas Police.
Upon arrival, officers located the body of an adult female, later identified as 24-year-old Monica Rivera of Kansas City, Kansas. Detectives with KCKPD’s Major Case Unit also responded to the scene and initiated an investigation. Over the weekend, detectives were able to link the case to a missing person report filed Friday afternoon in Johnson County, Kansas. The woman has since been positively identified as Monica Rivera of Kansas City, Kansas.
Rivera was last seen early Friday morning walking northbound along 7th Street Trafficway near Southwest Blvd. Preliminary autopsy findings indicate no evidence of foul play.
This incident remains under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case Unit. Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477). All tips remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.