JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — The remains of a woman found by a mushroom hunter Sunday evening in Pevely have been identified.
The Pevely Police Department said on Saturday that the Regional Medical Examiner's Office has positively identified the remains as those of 64-year-old Joan Giudicy of Pevely. Police said Giudicy's death is considered suspicious and is still under investigation.
Pevely officers were called Sunday, April 23 to the 9000 block of Taylor Drive at around 7:20 after the forager found the remains in a nearby woodline. The officers confirmed the presence of remains, and detectives and crime scene investigators from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office were called in to process the scene.
The remains were taken to the Regional Medical Examiner's office and an autopsy was performed. The results of that autopsy have not been released.
Police have not said how long Giudicy may have been dead before she was found.
An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Pevely Police Department at 636-475-5301 and contact Chief Mark Glenn.
