Kennett woman found dead in park

Poplar Bluff police need help identifying a woman whose body was found Monday morning in a...
Poplar Bluff police need help identifying a woman whose body was found Monday morning in a city park.(Pexels, Pixabay)
Published: Apr. 4, 2022 at 11:47 AM CDT|Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 7:42 PM CDT

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KAIT) - Poplar Bluff police have identified the woman whose body was found Monday morning in a city park.

Butler County Coroner Jim Akers told Region 8 News the woman was Crystal Vanlue, 40, of Kennett.

Lt. Josh Stewart said a mushroom hunter discovered Vanlue’s body in Ray Clinton Park just before 9:30 a.m. April 4.

Police said a mushroom hunter discovered the woman's body Monday morning at Ray Clinton Park.
Police said a mushroom hunter discovered the woman's body Monday morning at Ray Clinton Park.(Google Maps)

“We do not suspect foul play,” Lt. Stewart said.

Vanlue’s body has been sent to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory in Farmington to determine a cause of death.

An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, April 5.

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