A Kansas City, Missouri, woman is accused of killing a man with a hammer, letting his body lie for days and setting a fire to erase the evidence.

Dianna Brown, 45, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, second-degree arson, and tampering with physical evidence in felony prosecution.

Just before 1 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, firefighters were called to the 4400 block of Independence Avenue.

When crews arrived, they saw smoke and fire coming from the southeast corner of the second floor of a two-story brick apartment building.

Firefighters entered the blazing unit and discovered a dead man who had severe burns, apparent head trauma and signs of decomposition, per a court document.

The KCPD Homicide Unit was then called to the scene to investigate.

Detectives located

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