Emily Strite, 33, was found dead in a wooded area in De Soto, Missouri nearly six months after she mysteriously vanished.

The remains of Emily Strite, a 33-year-old mother of four who mysteriously disappeared in mid-April, have been found in the same St. Louis, Missouri, suburb where she went missing.

Strite's mother, Charlyn McClain, told Dateline that her daughter had been staying with a friend in De Soto prior to her disappearance. Strite has four children ranging in age from three to 17. Her three youngest children live with their father. McClain said Strite told her she was going to see her children the last time they spoke.

Remains have been found of a mother who had been missing for more than five months, Missouri authorities say. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said in an Oct. 1 news release a De Soto property owner discovered the body of Emily Strite on Sept. 28. The remains were discovered in a wooded area on the property.

April 12, 2024, was the last time Charlyn McClain spoke to her daughter, 33-year-old Emily Strite.

A missing woman's remains were discovered in Missouri over the weekend, more than five months after she disappeared.

Authorities in Missouri have identified the skeletal remains of mother Emily Strite who was found in a remote wooded area six months after she mysteriously disappeared.

The body of a mother of four children missing for nearly six months has been found in a wooded area in Missouri, authorities confirmed.