KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police say they were led to human remains buried on the property of a home in unincorporated Jackson County outside of Kansas City by a teenager who has accused the homeowner of sexual abuse.
The Kansas City Star, citing court records, reported that the teenage girl told police the homeowner had told her he killed a woman and hid the body. He also showed her photos of a woman’s dismembered body, the girl told investigators.
Independence police announced Wednesday that they had found human remains on property near Grain Valley amid a missing person investigation. Police have not identified the remains and declined to identify the missing person.
The homeowner, 40-year-old Michael Hendricks, has not been charged in the case of the remains found, but he has been charged and is being held on $500,000 bond on counts accusing him of sexually abusing the girl who reported the body to police.
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JACKSON COUNTY (AP) —Authorities have found human remains on a residential property in 4000 block of S. Buckner Tarsney Road, an unincorporated area of Jackson County amid a missing person investigation, according to Independence Police.
Officer John Syme, spokesman for the Independence Police Department, said he could not identify the missing person or release any other details about the remains, which were found near Grain Valley.
“At this time, our detectives have been in contact with family members and they are receiving updates,” Syme said.
“There’s nothing I want to do to hinder that investigation at this point in releasing any premature information,” he said. “There’s a body in the ground. I’m gonna leave it at that for now.”
The FBI and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office are helping Independence police with the investigation. Investigators would need to conduct a forensic examination to confirm the identity of the remains.