A 16-day search ended Sunday when investigators found the body of Iolan Shawn Cook after he had been reported missing by relatives in mid-March.
Allen County Attorney Jerry Hathaway said a medical examiner confirmed Monday the identity of Cook’s body.
No cause of death has been determined. Investigtors said the body was found “several miles northwest of Iola.” Hathaway declined to give the exact location.
Cook, 33, was last seen March 13, and reported missing to the Iola Police Department four days later after he failed to return home or contact relatives.
On March 24, authorities arrested Josh Knapp on unrelated charges. Hathaway described Knapp as a “person of interest” in Cook’s disappearance.
Officers from the Iola Police Department and Allen County Sheriff’s Department have teamed with Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents in the ongoing investigation.
Allen County Crime Stoppers announced a $2,000 reward for anyone with information to help resolve Cook’s disappearance.
Hathaway urged anyone with information regarding the disappearance to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), Iola Police Department at 1-620-365-4960 or the Allen County Sheriff’s Department at 1-620-365-1400.
