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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">October 13, 2022</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Christian Tabak
<br />Public Information Specialist
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.289.9516
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<br />Toni Messina
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<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.7660
<br />policepio@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Community Information: Columbia Police identify victim in connection to homicide in the1700 block of High Quest Drive, Oct. 10</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - The Columbia Police Department can now confirm that Patricia Kelly, 59, of Columbia, is the victim whose body was located by officers and hidden in a closet in the 1700 block of High Quest Drive on Oct. 10. We extend our condolences to Patricia’s friends and family, and our thanks to everyone involved in helping confirm her identity.<br /><br />We also again extend our thanks to the officers, detectives and others involved in helping us quickly identify and bring into custody Adam A. Conner, 37, of Columbia, as the suspect in this case.<br /><br />Tragedies like this impact everyone in our community. We call on you to help those who have been preyed upon by others. If you see something, say something. Anyone can call us at 573.874.7652 or CrimeStoppers at 573.875.8477 to give information without providing your name, number or other identifying information.<br /><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Case number 2022-010109</strong></div></div>
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