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Police identify man found dead Sunday in Smithville

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Smithville police released the name of the man whose body was found July 21 in a wooded area near 194th Street in Smithville.

Josiah Papa, 25, was reported missing from Leavenworth, but was last seen in Smithville, according to a police department news release.

A search warrant was served at a nearby house July 21..

No cause of death has been determined.