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Independence police ask for public's help to find missing 25-year-old woman

Evelina I. Wagner
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Independence Police Department is asking for the public's help to locate a missing 25-year-old woman.

Evelina I. Wagner was last seen Oct. 22, 2023, at the Executive Inn & Suites at 15014 East U.S. 40 Highway in Independence, Missouri, according to the police department.

Wagner is described as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 120 pounds.

She was last seen wearing a black shirt with a picture across the front, black jeans, black and red sneakers and was carrying a Deadpool backpack, per IPD.

According to her family, Wagner is known to stay at homeless camps along U.S. 40 Highway.

Anyone with information pertaining to Wagner's whereabouts is asked to contact Det. Winans at 816-325-7347 or wwinans@indepmo.org.

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