LABETTE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Labette County Sheriff’s Office, and the Parsons Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred over the weekend.
The KBI announced in a press release Monday that the body of Kylie Caldwell, 28, Parsons, was discovered in a field in rural Labette County.
The body was located about half-mile west of the intersection of Ness Road and 20000 Road, at the south edge of Parsons.
Investigators found evidence the woman was murdered, the press release said.
Caldwell had last been seen early Sunday morning, the report said.
Labette County Sheriff, Darren Eichinger told KOAM News Monday that investigators were speaking with a preson of interest related to the case.
“Hopefully, we will make an arrest within the next day or so,” Eichinger told the TV station.
The Parsons Sun reported Caldwell’s body had been found in a hedgerow by a hunter and his nephew.
Anyone with information about this case, or who has knowledge of Caldwell’s whereabouts over the weekend, is asked to call the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME, or the Labette County Sheriff’s Office at 620-795-2565.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted online at https://www.kbi.ks.gov/sar.
