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Authorities ID father’s body found in burned vehicle wanted in connection with Iowa AMBER Alert

Elvis Habibovic (Photo courtesy Missourinet)
Elvis Habibovic
(Photo courtesy Missourinet)

Authorities have positively identified the man’s body found Wednesday in a burned vehicle with an infant as the father wanted in connection with an Iowa AMBER Alert.

The man has been identified as 33-year-old Elvis Habibovic.  Police in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale had been looking 9-month old Logan Habibovic.  An Amber Alert was issued for him early Wednesday morning with the belief that he’d been abducted by his father, Elvis.

The alert matched the description of a burned vehicle found Tuesday evening in a conservation area in Harrison County, Mo.

“We’ve been able to identify Elvis through dental records,” said Josh Eckerson, Harrison County Sheriff. “The child’s DNA has been sent to Jefferson City to the Highway Patrol Lab along with DNA from the mother to get a positive ID on the child.”

Eckerson said the official cause of death is still undetermined.

Logan Habibovic (Photo courtesy Missourinet)
Logan Habibovic
(Photo courtesy Missourinet)

“We speculate he piped in the fumes from the tailpipe intro the car,” Eckerson said. “The actual cause of the fire is still undetermined.”

The State Fire Marshall is assisting with the investigation.

“They’ve collected some samples from the crime scene to try to determine if there was any accelerant that may have been used,” Eckerson said.

He said he does not believe there was a third party involved but believes Elvis drove to the conservation area intending to commit suicide and murder.

 

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