Medical Examiner’s Identify Dead Body Friday North Of Flagstaff As A Missing New Mexico Woman

The woman who was found dead last Friday north of Flagstaff has been identified. The Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office says 27-year-old Sasha Krause, from Farmington, New Mexico, was found dead along Highway 89 Friday afternoon by a camper. Fingerprints taken at the scene matched Texas Motor Vehicle Department’s driver’s license records to confirm her identity. Krause had been missing from Farmington since January 18th. The Medical Examiner’s Office is still trying to determine what caused her death. If anyone has information into the death of the woman, or may have been in the area of Sunset Crater or Wuptaki National Monument and saw something suspicious, contact Silent Witness at (928) 774-6111 or the Sheriff’s Office at (928) 226-5038.