Strite's mother, Charlyn McClain, told Dateline that her daughter had been staying with a friend in De Soto prior to her disappearance. Strite has four children ranging in age from three to 17. Her three youngest children live with their father. McClain said Strite told her she was going to see her children the last time they spoke.

April 12, 2024, was the last time Charlyn McClain spoke to her daughter, 33-year-old Emily Strite.

Authorities found and identified the skeletal remains of a Missouri mother in a remote wooded area six months after she mysteriously disappeared.

The body of a 33-year-old Missouri mom has been found more than five months after she was reported missing, authorities said.

Remains have been found of a mother who had been missing for more than five months, Missouri authorities say. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said in an Oct. 1 news release a De Soto property owner discovered the body of Emily Strite on Sept. 28. The remains were discovered in a wooded area on the property.

Authorities have confirmed that human remains discovered over the weekend in Jefferson County are those of Emily Strite, a mother who was first reported missing in April.