BASIC CITY, Miss. (AP) - Officials from the Mississippi Crime Lab and Mississippi Bureau of Investigation are investigating the discovery of a body in northern Clarke County.
The state agencies joined the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department on County Road 376 near Basic City after a neighbor called 911.
Crystal Collins tells WTOK TV (https://bit.ly/1nqYbcJ ) she was walking with her young children Wednesday morning when she saw the body in the woods.
Chief Deputy Barry White says the body is that of a female with tattoos.
Authorities have not said how the woman died.
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Information from: WTOK-TV, https://www.wtok.com
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