Burning Body Found in Fire Pit Following Welfare Check on Missouri Student with Autism, and Woman Is Charged
Emma Adams.Photo: Boone County Sheriff’s Office A 20-year-old woman has been charged with murder after police allegedly found a burning body in a fire pit outside her Columbia, Mo., home. On Tuesday, Jan. 10, around 5:30 p.m., campus police responded to the Hudson Hall dormitory when the mother of a University of Missouri student called for a welfare check on her son, who has high-functioning autism. She reportedly hadn’t heard from him since 11:30 p....