Body Discovered in Kansas is Missing Girl

A body discovered in the woods near the Missouri border has been positively identified.

Kelsey Smith exiting the Target store Saturday evening.

(KANSAS CITY, Kansas) - CNN reports that police in Kansas have discovered the body of missing teen Kelsey Smith from Overland Park, Kansas. They were directed to the area of her body by using cell phone signals, in an area just over the Missouri border.

The discovery was made just outside of Kansas City in an area where two nature trails come together.

The 18-year old has been missing since Saturday, June 2nd. She was last seen leaving the Target store just south of Oak Park Mall at 7:00 PM.

Smith, a recent Shawnee Mission West High School graduate, was expected to drive directly home from the Target store but never made it. She bought a present for her boyfriend and then was observed on a videotape being abducted and forced into her own car.

Police have released a video of a young man who they are calling a person of interest.

The man, who is approximately 6 feet tall and about 25 years old, was seen leaving the store shortly before Smith.

Her car - a 1987 two-door Buick Regal - was found June 2nd in the parking lot of Macy’s at Oak Park Mall.