Kennett woman found dead in park

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.
“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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