Hazel Chinn’s body found by joggers near Cliff Drive and the Paseo; cause of death unknown, but police investigating case as a homicide
Two joggers found the body of Hazel Chinn near Cliff Drive and the Paseo on Sunday morning.
Around 7:15 a.m., authorities were called to the scene where they found Chinn’s body. Chinn, 57, was from Kansas City, Missouri.
Police say they have not yet determined Chinn’s cause of death. They also aren’t sure how long her body had been at the scene. However, on Sunday, detectives were investigating her death as a homicide.
The Kansas City Police Department’s latest homicide analysis says the city’s homicide total is now at 48 for 2012. In 2011, there was also 48 homicides at this time.
