ST. PETERS, MO. (AP) - Authorities say the death of a suburban St. Louis woman whose body was found one day after she was reported missing has been declared a homicide.
The discovery of 22-year-old Amethyst Killian’s personal belongings led to the discovery of her body around noon Friday, just a block away from her St. Peters home. Family members initially reported Killian missing around 8 p.m. Thursday when she didn’t return home all day, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
The Major Case Squad and St. Peters police haven’t released her cause of death. St. Peters police are leading the investigation.
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