McDonald County Sheriff: Body stuffed in suitcase believed to be white woman approximately 40 years old

The body found stuffed in a suitcase off Highway 59 between Noel and Ginger Blue has not been identified, but appears to be a woman approximately 40 years of age.

The suitcase was found along a hillside by a bicyclist.

From Sheriff Michael Hall's statement:

The female is believed to be a white female that was approximately 5'5" tall. Weight was not able to be given by the medical examiner.

Due to the decomposition of the body, the female is believed to be around 40 years old. A Forensics Dentist is in the process of doing dental xrays and DNA was collected and will be sent off for DNA analysis and comparisons to the state and national databases.

The accompanying video is from KOLR in Springfield.