Pregnant mom who disappeared on Thanksgiving found dead

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A young pregnant woman in Missouri who was reported missing on Thanksgiving has been found dead, police and her family said.

The body of Amethyst J. Killian, 22, of St. Peters, was discovered at noon Friday lying outside in a residential block in her hometown just hours after relatives reported her missing at 8 p.m.

on Thanksgiving when she failed to return home, police said. Officers responded to the location on North Church Street Friday after items belonging to the mom of two were found nearby, leading to the discovery of her body.

Investigators did not indicate how Killian died, but investigators believe she was the victim of a homicide, police said. Killian’s mother told KMOV her daughter was last seen walking to a gas station at 1.