A woman found dead in a wrecked vehicle last week in Cooper County died from a gunshot wound according to an autopsy report by the Boone County Medical Examiner’s Officer.
Missouri Highway Patrol Troopers found the body of 40 year old Melissa Peskey of South Dakota in a vehicle around mile marker 96 on I-70 on December 13th.
The medical examiner’s officer determined the woman died from a gunshot wound that was fired outside the vehicle.
No suspect information has been released at this time anyone with information is asked to call the Highway Patrol.