LAWRENCE CO., Miss. (WLBT) - On Aug. 14, Lawrence County Sheriff Ryan Everett confirmed a body found in a wooded area in Mississippi was officially identified as Ladatra Williams, a Kansas City woman who went missing months ago.

According to Everett, local authorities, the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, and the FBI had been conducting a search for Williams, who went missing on May 20.

Everett said suspect Charles Matthew Sims, after approximately eight hours of interviews, told authorities they would never find Williams where they were searching and that he would take officials to her.

At around 2 p.m. on July 14, Sims, a deputy sheriff, and Everett entered a wooded area in the southeastern portion of Lawrence County.

At 11:30 p.m. that same day, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s

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