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The body of a Kansas woman who relied on oxygen was found stuffed inside a suitcase and dumped outside a fire station just hours after she was reported missing.
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Lorretta M Moody, 68, was pronounced dead shortly after 6pm Wednesday at Wichita Fire Station 22, with police investigating her death as a homicide, according to The Wichita Eagle.
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Two people took her body to the fire station, though authorities have not released the names of the pair, how they ended up with her body or why it was in a suitcase, according to records obtained by the outlet.
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In a Facebook post, Moody's family revealed that she could barely walk on her own and was supposed to be on oxygen around the clock.
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They had initially reported Moody missing to the Wichita Police Department just hours earlier, shortly after 1.30am, spokesperson Andrew Ford told the outlet.
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When she vanished, family members said she was reportedly not using her walker, receiving supplemental oxygen or taking her daily medications.
The report was sent to police that morning, following standard procedure for missing people who are not ordinarily reported missing, such as elderly people, autistic individuals and children.
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She was described as petite, measuring 4ft 11in tall, 'or a little shorter,' and weighing 'maybe 70 pounds or less.'
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The body of Lorretta M Moody, 68, of Kansas, was found stuffed inside a suitcase and dumped outside a fire station just hours after she was reported missing
Moody was pronounced dead shortly after 6pm Wednesday at Wichita Fire Station 22, with police investigating her death as a homicide
Two people took her body to the fire station, though authorities have not released the names of the pair, how they ended up with her body or why it was in a suitcase
In a Facebook post, Moody's family revealed that she could barely walk on her own and was supposed to be on oxygen around the clock
Two unidentified people brought the suitcase containing Moody's body to the fire station later that same night, where the grisly discovery was made.
The station is located south of Pawnee on Hydraulic.
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Asked whether the two people had anything to do with Moody's death, spokesperson Andrew Ford said they were simply 'people we are talking to.
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'We're not calling them persons of interest; they're not suspects,' he told the Wichita Eagle.
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'They're just people we're talking to.
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Chilling footage captured flashing police lights illuminating the fire station as officers investigated the grim scene.
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'Investigators are continuing to interview individuals, review evidence, and work to establish a complete timeline of events,' the police department said, according to the Fresno Bee.
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Moody was last seen in the 2400 block of South Mosley, according to a missing person report obtained by The Wichita Times.
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The location was just blocks from 2135 S Mosley, the home Moody reportedly owned with a man named Robert Henderson.
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Moody's granddaughter, Angelyna Moody-Fletcher (pictured), said: 'Trying to make sense of the senseless.
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I’ll miss our conversations every single day'
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Asked whether the two people had anything to do with Moody's death, spokesperson Andrew Ford said they were simply 'people we are talking to,' according to The Wichita Eagle
When she vanished, family members said she was reportedly not using her walker, receiving supplemental oxygen or taking her daily medications
Family members have since taken to Facebook to mourn Moody’s sudden and disturbing death, including her sister (both pictured)
It is unclear where Moody had been living during the time
Police said there was no apparent threat to the public
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But the property was sold to Rental Sales Remodeling LLC at a tax sale last year, according to an eviction petition filed against Moody and Henderson in March by the property’s owners.
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Documents filed with the Kansas Secretary of State’s office list Victor and Bounleng Kammavongsa and Phoukhong Phetkhamchanh as the owners of Rental Sales Remodeling.
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It is unclear where Moody had been living since the eviction proceedings began.
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Police said there was no apparent threat to the public.
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Family members have since taken to Facebook to mourn Moody’s sudden and disturbing death, including her sister.
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'Can’t put into words how much I miss my sister over a very cruel death.
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My heart is broken.
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We will get justice for you,' she wrote in an emotional tribute.
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Moody's granddaughter, Angelyna Moody-Fletcher, wrote: 'Trying to make sense of the senseless.
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I’ll miss our conversations every single day.
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I’ll miss how you’d call me at random times and we’d talk on the phone for hours.
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'I only hope you truly know how cherished and loved you were by us all Nama.
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I will never stop talking about you.
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I will never stop fighting for you.
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I don’t care what it takes,' she added.
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The investigation remains ongoing.
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