Denise Streeter identified as woman found dead in Platte Purchase Park

  • Denise Streeter was found dead in the woods near Platte Purchase Park Thursday afternoon.

Kansas City police have identified the woman found dead in Platte Purchase Park Thursday afternoon as 49-year-old Denise J. Streeter of Kansas City, Kansas.

Around 2 p.m. Thursday, police were notified of a dead body in a wooded area near the park.

Kansas City police have called Streeter’s death “suspicious.” KC police say her death has not yet been ruled a homicide but is being investigated as one. If Streeter’s death is classifed as a homicide, it will be the city’s 100th of 2012. After the jump, see the KCPD’s latest homicide analysis.

Streeter had a number of arrests in Wyandotte County between 2002 and 2012. Her last arrest – September 9, 2012 – was for alleged possession of methamphetamine and delivery or manufacture of drug paraphernalia.

If you have information about Streeter’s death, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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