Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-07-05 | Page 1 | Foul Play Seen in Zion Park Mystery Death

Foul Play Seen In Zion Park Mystery Death Special to The Telegram ZION NATIONAL PARK PARK PARK-An An unidentified woman whose decomposed decomposed decomposed posed body was found near the park lodge here Thursday evening met net death by means of foul play a coroners coroner's jury had hod decided Sat Sat- State and federal teer te er 11 officers meanwhile meanwhile mean mean- while had laun launched hed an intensive investigation to determine the identity of the woman about 27 years old and auburn haired The inquest held Friday was cond conducted ct d by V V. Pershing Nelson St. St George Washington county attorney attorney attorney at at- torney beIo before Wilford Thompson LaV justice of af the peace The woman who h had d been dead from from-a a week to to lQ 10 days was as' as med killed wi with a b bullet from a 32 caliber revolver which h found vas vas' found near by The jurys jury's verdict was that the woman had died from a bullet w wound d inflicted by a person or ar perso persons s unknown by y means pf Play The woman's womans woman womans body was found about pm p.m. Thursday about a ahalt half halt mile west of the resort lodge and about feet off oU the foot trail leading to Emerald pool one of f the colorful attractions I of the canyon The grisly find was made by F. F N. N Burch Los Angeles Cal Col police detective who is vacationIng vacation- vacation Ing in in th the canyon canyon The detective notified park offiCials officials off off- daIs who in turn notified Sheriff Antone B. B Prince S St St. G George orge Officials reported that other lodge guests guests' had hod noticed the odor from the body but had hod believed it come me from a dead animal Detective Detective Detective Detec Detec- tive Burch who noticed the smell while hiking investigated and found th the body about 35 feet of off the trail trait In support of the homicide thery theory thery the the- ory ry officers said the position of the body In relation to the we weapon p n together with other evidence which 1 h they refused to make pubic public pub pub- lic He ic ruled out the probability of suicide All cards or other means of identification had been removed fr from m the dead womans woman's pocketbook and clothing park officials officials' said She was dressed in a black rayon blouse and striped blue and white peasant type skirt and was wearIng wearIng wearing wear wear- ing brown sandals Officers said she must have weighed approximately pounds and was about 5 feet 6 6 Inches tall Sheriff Sheri Prince said ald the body would be buried burled in St St. George some time Saturday after specimens specimens sped sped- mens of fingerprints and dental work for tor possible identification are taken