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BOONE COUNTY - The Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiners Office confirmed Tuesday that the human remains found at Rock Bridge State Park belong to Mengqi Ji. She had been missing since Oct. 10, 2019.  Columbia Police held a press conference Tuesday at 2 p.m. to announce the identification. CPD said they received the results Friday, but held off until the family was notified Tuesday morning.  The positive identification came from the forensic odontologist, Chief Geoff Jones said. Jis ...

COLUMBIA - The Columbia Police Department expects an identification of the human remains found at Rock Bridge State Park to come early this week. CPD believes those remains belong to missing Columbia woman Mengqi Ji, but its up to the Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiners Office to confirm the identity using forensics. The medical examiners office contracted out a forensic odontologist to work with the local forensic anthropologist to identify the body. A hiker found the remains and contacted...