Cape Girardeau, MO — A body was found inside a vehicle in the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this morning. Police have just released the identity of the body found in the car, and other details in the case.
The body has been identified as that of Autumn D. Vinson, 62, of Jackson, Missouri.
Official reports indicated that a passerby noticed a vehicle in the water in a location near the Red Star Boat Dock at approximatly 10:10 a.m. this morning. Vinson was found inside the car.
Reports indicate that an autopsy has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon, as cause of death is unknown at this time.
Firefighters and divers assisted in recovering Vinson and the vehicle this afternoon, after they were able to secure chains to the car and pull it from the water.
Interest has been unusually high in southern Illinois when a body is found in any location in the tri-state, as Chrissy Williams, of Shawneetown, has been missing for a month and a half now. Family has not given up the search for Williams, and the public has been made very aware of the situation and is helping in any way they can. Disclosure was in touch with officials in Hardin County—the last place anyone saw Chrissy on the night of December 2, 2013—immediately upon learning of the Cape situation. Cape authorities notified Hardin around 5:30 that a positive identification was made of Vinson, and the search for Chrissy Williams continues.
