Police can't ID body, no foul play suspected

By Steve Moyer

Nevada Daily Mail

Springfield police say they are fairly confident as to the identity of the deceased woman found at a Wal-Mart parking lot Monday, however, they say all clues are circumstantial and not a concrete identification.

Meanwhile, Greene County Medical Examiner Douglas Anderson said there was "no evidence of foul play," after conducting an autopsy on the body Tuesday. Toxicology results won't be available for four to six weeks, and a cause of death has not yet been determined.

Amy Meyer, 45, was reported missing on June 30, after last reported contact with family members on June 26. According to Nevada Police reports, the car Meyer was last seen in was a red 2005 Chevy Aveo. The same car with a matching license plate number is the one found by Springfield police Monday.

"We have good dental records and some other information," Anderson said as investigators continued to secure a positive identification.

Springfield Police Public Information Officer Grant Story said investigators were hampered by the condition of the body when it was found, which may have been in the car as long as two weeks.

Anderson estimated the time of death as 10-14 days prior to the body's discovery.

"Probably closer to 14," he said.

Story said the best-case scenario for identification using dental records would provide results in two to three days. If dental records are not conclusive, Story said DNA testing would be done and that process could take two to three months.

Police have not found any indications of criminal activity during their investigation but would not say Tuesday whether surveillance videos had provided any evidence for the investigation. Story told the Springfield News-Leader that nothing overtly points to a homicide.