PALESTINE -- Arkansas State Police sent the body of a woman found Wednesday morning on Interstate 40 in St. Francis County to the state Crime Laboratory to be identified.
A truck driver spotted the body near the outside lane of the interstate near Palestine at about 1 a.m., state police spokesman Bill Sadler said in a news release. The body was found east of a rest stop at mile marker 236, he said.
The body is of a small, white woman between 25 and 35 years old with blond hair. On her left arm is a tattoo depicting a rose with the names "Shannon," "Samantha" and "Deanna." She was wearing jean shorts and a lilac-colored top, Sadler said. Police found Justin cowboy boots near the body.
Sadler asked that anyone with information about the death or the identification of the woman to contact the Arkansas State Highway Patrol Division, Troop D, at Forrest City at (870) 633-1454.
State Desk on 09/25/2014