Body found identified as missing St. Louis woman

ST. LOUIS – Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department have identified a body found Friday afternoon in the North Riverfront neighborhood.

According to an SLMPD spokesperson, the Missing Persons Unit requested assistance from the Intelligence Unit over a missing person. Around 1 p.m., investigators from the Intelligence Unit received information leading them to the Riverfront Trail, just north of Humboldt Avenue.

Authorities found the body of Latoya Smith in a grassy area just off the trail. Smith was 42…

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