Demetrius V. Walker, 43, was found dead behind a dumpster near the Temple of Faith Missionary Baptist Church at Agnes Avenue and East Gregory Boulevard in Kansas City on the morning of Friday, August 5, 2016. Workers with an engineering and consulting firm discovered the body at about 8 a.m. and notified police.

Officers arrived to find Walker’s remains showing wounds and signs of decomposition, indicating some time had passed since her death. The medical examiner’s office responded, and the case was treated as the city’s 61st homicide of 2016. Authorities worked with church officials as part of the inquiry.

If anyone knew Demetrius Walker or has information about her death, please come forward to assist the investigation.