Body of missing woman found stuffed inside suitcase left at Kansas fire station parking lot

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-20 · by Kelly Garino

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Lorretta M Moody, 68, an oxygen-dependent woman from Kansas who had mobility issues, was found dead in a suitcase near Wichita Fire Station 22 on Wednesday evening. She had been reported missing earlier that morning after her family noticed she wasn’t using her walker or supplemental oxygen. Police are investigating her death as a homicide but have not released details about the two people who delivered the suitcase to the fire station or their connection to Moody.
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Story summary

On Wednesday, a 67-year-old woman named Lorretta M. Moody, who relied on oxygen and had mobility issues, was found dead in a suitcase at Wichita Fire Station 22 in Kansas. She had been reported missing just hours earlier by her family around 1:30 AM. Police are treating her death as a homicide and have begun interviewing the two individuals who delivered the suitcase to the fire station without revealing their identities or motive. Moody’s body was taken to the local medical examiner's office for further investigation, but police have not yet made any arrests nor identified a threat to public safety. The Wichita Police Department is working on establishing a timeline of events and identifying additional witnesses involved in the case.

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Kelly Garino
10 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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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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Daily Mail Facebook Kansas The Wichita Eagle the Wichita Police Department

Subjects

Moody PERSON · 13× Andrew Ford PERSON · 3× Kansas GPE · 3× The Wichita Eagle ORG · 3× Facebook ORG · 2× Lorretta M Moody PERSON · 2× Daily Mail ORG · 1× The Wichita Times ORG · 1× the Fresno Bee ORG · 1× the Wichita Police Department ORG · 1×

Narrative

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source 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.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20
🔮 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.

Claims (34 extracted, 11 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source 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. asserted
she → see → station
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. uncertain
police → pronounce → Eagle
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. uncertain
it → take → outlet
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. uncertain
she → reveal → clock
They had initially reported Moody missing to the Wichita Police Department just hours earlier, shortly after 1.30am, spokesperson Andrew Ford told the outlet. asserted
Ford → report → outlet
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. uncertain
who → vanish → people
She was described as petite, measuring 4ft 11in tall, 'or a little shorter,' and weighing 'maybe 70 pounds or less.' asserted
She → describe → pounds
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. uncertain
station → find → Hydraulic
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. asserted
we → ask → death
' 'We're not calling them persons of interest; they're not suspects,' he told the Wichita Eagle. asserted
he → call → Eagle
'They're just people we're talking to. asserted
we → talk → ?
Chilling footage captured flashing police lights illuminating the fire station as officers investigated the grim scene. asserted
officers → chill → scene
'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. uncertain
department → continue → Bee
Moody was last seen in the 2400 block of South Mosley, according to a missing person report obtained by The Wichita Times. uncertain
Moody → see → Times
The location was just blocks from 2135 S Mosley, the home Moody reportedly owned with a man named Robert Henderson. uncertain
Moody → own → man
Moody's granddaughter, Angelyna Moody-Fletcher (pictured), said: 'Trying to make sense of the senseless. asserted
granddaughter → picture → senseless
I’ll miss our conversations every single day' asserted
I → miss → conversations
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 uncertain
Police → ask → public
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. uncertain
property → sell → owners
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. asserted
Documents → file → Remodeling
It is unclear where Moody had been living since the eviction proceedings began. uncertain
proceedings → live → ?
Police said there was no apparent threat to the public. asserted
Police → say → public
Family members have since taken to Facebook to mourn Moody’s sudden and disturbing death, including her sister. asserted
members → take → sister
'Can’t put into words how much I miss my sister over a very cruel death. asserted
I → put → death
My heart is broken. asserted
heart → break → ?
We will get justice for you,' she wrote in an emotional tribute. asserted
she → get → tribute
Moody's granddaughter, Angelyna Moody-Fletcher, wrote: 'Trying to make sense of the senseless. asserted
granddaughter → write → senseless
I’ll miss our conversations every single day. asserted
I → miss → conversations
I’ll miss how you’d call me at random times and we’d talk on the phone for hours. asserted
we → miss → hours
' 'I only hope you truly know how cherished and loved you were by us all Nama. asserted
you → hope → us
I will never stop talking about you. asserted
I → stop → you
I will never stop fighting for you. asserted
I → stop → you
I don’t care what it takes,' she added. asserted
she → care → what
The investigation remains ongoing. asserted
investigation → remain → ?
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