Child’s body found in woods during kidnapping investigation after mom said she hadn’t seen child in over a year

STOOKEY TOWNSHIP, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) — Two people are in custody after a young child’s body was found in a heavily wooded area just east of St. Louis.

The child’s body was found in Stookey Township, Illinois, on Wednesday.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), officers received a tip earlier this week that a child might be buried in a rural wooded area of Stookey Township…

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