(Rolla) – The Phelps County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman found along Interstate 44 on October 1.

The unidentified white female was found on October 1, 2016 at approximately 1:26 AM as officers responded to a citizen report of a body near the roadway.


The Phelps County Sheriff’s Office says an autopsy was conducted in Columbia on October 3. A cause of death has yet to be determined, and identification of the female has not been made. She is estimated to be 25-35 years old with dark hair that had been dyed blue. She also had several tattoos, including some on her shoulder blades and on her right foot and ankle. She also had a large scar on her left inner thigh.

As this investigation continues, anyone with any information is urged to contact the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department Criminal Investigations Unit at 573-426-3860 or the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control at 573-368-2345.