Submitted by Adair County Sheriff Eldon L. Grissom
On July 10, 2022, at approximately 12:20 p.m., Adair County E911 Center received a call to check the well-being of an Adair County resident.
At approximately 1:17 p.m., officers arrived at a property in the area of Youngstown Trail in western Adair County. While checking the area officers located human remains.
The investigation is in its preliminary stages and further details cannot be released at this time.
Further information will be released by Adair County Sheriff Grissom when appropriate.
The information will be released on the Adair County Sheriff’s Office official Facebook page.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime
Control, Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Violent Crime Support Unit, Missouri State Park Rangers, NEMO Major Case Squad, FBI, FBI’s Evidence Response Team, and the Adair County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office are assisting the Adair County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is urged to call the Adair County Sheriff’s
Office, Adair County E911 Center, or 660-627-BUST (2878).
