Authorities found a body east of Rock Thursday believed to be the victim in a Wichita homicide investigation. (Image courtesy Google Maps)
The Wichita Police Department located a deceased body in rural Cowley County Thursday, according to a news release.
The body is believed to be 50-year-old Jeffery Jones of Hutchinson, stemming from an ongoing December criminal homicide investigation.
Through continued investigation and interviews, investigators were led to an area near 107th Street East and 32nd Street South in Cowley County, a few miles east of Rock, searching for Jones’ body and any other potential evidence in this case.
Upon searching, officers found a deceased body in an abandoned structure in that area. Wichita police will work with the Regional Forensic Science Center to confirm the identity of the body.
The search was a coordinated effort between Wichita police, the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Wichita police previously arrested 53-year-old Jeffrey Hill of Wichita, on charges of 2nd-degree murder, possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell, possession of narcotics, possession of marijuana, and resisting arrest.
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 29, a 50-year-old male reported to Wichita police officers of Hill being involved in an alleged criminal homicide in the 2100 block of South Water earlier in the month and that the victim was taken to an unknown location outside of Wichita and buried.
Wichita police and investigators began investigating the case.
The investigation revealed the victim was 50-year-old Jeffery Jones of Hutchinson. The examination of evidence and witness interviews led to Hill’s arrest.
Authorities ask that ifyou have any information on this case, please call Wichita police detectives at 316-268-4407, Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111, or the See Something Say Something hotline at 316-559-2282.
