The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reported the discovery of a body during a missing person investigation. The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old Latoya Smith, who was reported missing last Monday. The investigation involved the SLMPD Missing Persons Unit and the Intelligence Unit.
On the afternoon of last Friday, the SLMPD Missing Persons and Intelligence Units located a body on the St. Louis Riverfront Trail, just north of Humboldt Avenue. Detectives found the body of an adult female in the grass near the trail, according to an SLMPD news release.
Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation. Preliminary identification indicated the body may be that of the missing Latoya Smith, with official confirmation pending. The SLMPD confirmed that Smith’s next of kin have been notified…