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Mo. woman’s body found in home’s back yard

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Springfield officials say an investigation is underway after firefighters found a woman’s body in the back yard of a home in north Springfield.

Firefighters were sent to the home Monday after receiving a report of a fire outside the house. They found the 30-year-old woman’s body in the yard.

City spokeswoman Cara Erwin said in a news release Tuesday that the victim was Ashli Hilton. She died in a fire-related incident but further details were not released.

An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday to determine the cause of death.

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