A homicide victim has been identified in rural Labette County.

 

According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the KBI along with the Labette County Sheriff’s Office and the Parsons Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred over the weekend. Yesterday shortly after 2:30 p.m., a man called 911 to report a body found in a field. A woman’s body was found ½ mile west of the intersection of 20000 Rd. and Ness Rd. in rural Labette County. The Labette County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance to assist with the investigation. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to the scene. Investigators found evidence that the woman has been murdered.

 

The woman has been identified as 28-year-old Kylie Caldwell, of Parsons. Caldwell was last seen early Sunday morning. Anyone with information about this case, or who has knowledge of Caldwell’s whereabouts over the weekend, is asked to call the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME, or the Labette County Sheriff’s Office at 620-795-2565.