Muskogee County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a person was found dead in a car on Nov. 1, behind a business along North 32nd Street.

The person has not been identified, but deputies said they believe it was a person who was reported missing in a different area.

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Melinda Merchant lives just a few minutes down the road from where the body was found.

"It's terrible, but it's not surprising there's so much crime going on," said Merchant.

The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office worked to identify the person.

Merchant said she worried about how they ended up in her community.

"That's not very good if they landed in Muskogee I'm glad they found them, that gives the family some relief, but still that's

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