MISSING GRANDMOTHER LORRETTA MOODY FOUND DEAD INSIDE SUITCASE AT KANSAS FIRE STATION — POLICE LAUNCH HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION

A missing grandmother was found dead inside a suitcase after two people arrived at a Kansas fire station and told firefighters that a body was inside.

The victim has been identified as Lorretta M. Moody, 67, of Wichita, Kansas.

Her death is being investigated as a homicide, but many questions remain unanswered — including how Moody died, where she was before her body was placed inside the suitcase, and why the suitcase was brought to a fire station.

A DISTURBING DISCOVERY AT FIRE STATION 22

The investigation began on the evening of September 16, 2026, at Wichita Fire Station 22 on South Hydraulic.

At approximately 6:25 p.m., two people arrived at the station carrying a suitcase.

They told fire department personnel that there was a body inside.

Firefighters immediately requested police assistance.

When officers arrived, they found Moody inside the suitcase. She was pronounced dead at the scene before her body was transported to the Sedgwick County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The discovery immediately triggered a homicide investigation.

MOODY HAD ALREADY BEEN REPORTED MISSING

One of the most troubling details is that Moody had already been reported missing to law enforcement.

Police initially believed they knew the identity of the woman but waited for fingerprint confirmation before publicly naming her.

On September 18, Wichita police officially identified the victim as Lorretta M. Moody.

Authorities are now working to reconstruct the hours between her disappearance and the moment her body was brought to the fire station.

TWO PEOPLE BROUGHT THE SUITCASE — BUT POLICE HAVE NOT CALLED THEM SUSPECTS

Investigators have located and interviewed the two people who brought the suitcase to the fire station.

However, police have emphasized that they have not been identified as suspects.

Investigators are trying to determine how the two individuals became connected to Moody and how they came into possession of her body.

Their identities have not been publicly released.

Police are also reviewing evidence, interviewing additional people and examining locations that could help establish a complete timeline.

The circumstances surrounding the suitcase remain one of the central unanswered questions in the investigation.

POLICE HAVE NOT REVEALED HOW SHE DIED

Authorities have not publicly disclosed Moody’s cause of death.

Wichita police are investigating the case as a homicide, but they have not announced an arrest in connection with her death.

Investigators are continuing to work with the Sedgwick County Medical Examiner’s Office as they attempt to establish what happened to Moody.

Police have also said there is currently no information indicating an ongoing threat to the public.

HER FAMILY WANTS PEOPLE TO REMEMBER WHO SHE WAS

As investigators search for answers, Moody’s family has been remembering her as much more than the circumstances surrounding her death.

Her granddaughter Alexis Trotter told local station KWCH that Moody was a loving grandmother and great-grandmother whose family meant everything to her.

“She wouldn’t want to be known as the person who showed up in a suitcase at a fire station,” Trotter said, emphasizing that Moody was a person loved deeply by her family.

Another granddaughter, Angelyna Moody-Fletcher, also shared an emotional tribute, remembering the long conversations she had with her grandmother and promising that she would continue fighting for answers.

A CASE WITH MANY QUESTIONS STILL UNANSWERED

The investigation has left several major questions unresolved.

How did Lorretta Moody die?

Where did she die?

Who placed her body inside the suitcase?

Why was the suitcase taken to Fire Station 22?

And what connection, if any, do the two people who delivered it have to Moody’s death?

Wichita police say detectives are continuing to interview people, process evidence and establish a timeline.

For now, no suspect has been publicly identified and no arrest has been announced.

The case remains active as investigators work to determine what happened to a Wichita grandmother whose disappearance ended with a discovery that shocked the local community.

Anyone with information about Lorretta Moody’s death is being asked to contact Wichita Police Department homicide investigators at 316-268-4407. The case number is 26C179314.