JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (News First) – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the human remains recovered over the weekend in Desoto were of missing mother Emily Strite. Strite was last seen on foot on April 12, 2024, and reported missing on April 20, 2024.
On September 28th, Deputies responded to a wooded area near the 4100 block of Frissell Road in Desoto for a report of human skeletal remains found by the property owner. Through comparison to medical and dental records, investigators with the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the remains are those of Emily Strite.
At this time, Strite’s cause of death is undetermined, and investigators are working to learn how her body ended up where it was found.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 636-797-5515.
