A body found on a used car lot may be linked to the disappearance of a Mississippi woman, deputies said.
















A body found on a used car lot may be linked to the disappearance of a Mississippi woman, deputies said.




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A body found on a used car lot may belong to a woman who went missing after crashing her car, Mississippi deputies told news outlets.

Authorities made the grim discovery Monday, June 10, at Luis Auto Sales on Highway 184 in Laurel, the Jones County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to McClatchy News. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Crime Scene Unit was called in to help.

The remains were found in the trunk of a vehicle on the lot, WDAM reported, citing Sheriff Joe Berlin. Investigators believe it may be linked to the disappearance of 32-year-old Samantha Elisabeth McCowan.

“More than likely, it’s going to be her,” Berlin told the station.

Samantha Elisabeth McCowan, 32, was last seen June 7 after her car crashed in Jones County, Mississippi, deputies said.