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Human Remains Found, Iowa, KCCI-TV 2

Human remains found in southeast Iowa

By Josh Benson @wflajosh · On March 19, 2012

IOWA CITY, IOWA (KCCI-TV) — The Mount Pleasant police chief says investigators are looking into whether human remains discovered in a rural ditch are those of one of two missing women.

Human Remains FoundInvestigators said Monday a human skull and other remains were discovered Saturday evening by children riding their bikes between Lockridge and Rome, about 10 miles west of Mount Pleasant.

Police Chief Terry Sammons said the remains have been transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. He says he’s hoping to learn whether the remains are those of 24-year-old Jackie Leigh Douthart, who disappeared last May; or Elizabeth Syperda, who vanished in 2000 at age 22.

A 24-year-old man who was a “person of interest” in Douthart’s disappearance committed suicide in July during a standoff with police in western Illinois.

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  • Josh Benson says: March 19, 2012 at 8:17 pm

    Thanks to one of our visitors for pointing this story out. While it’s highly unlikely this could be related to Jodi’s case, it is true Jodi traveled to Iowa City often. We will continually report on missing person cases throughout Iowa and post them here in the future.

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  • Ricky Notsch says: April 2, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    Hi, I rememeber when she was working here in MN. She was a nice lady, i hope they find her so her family can put this all behind them.
    Rick

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