Coroner’s initial report on Elizabeth Jeannoutot-Lafolette and daughter Shannon inconclusive

Grundy County Coroner Dewayne Slater says an initial, or preliminary autopsy report, is inconclusive regarding the deaths of a Trenton woman and her young daughter over the weekend at Trenton.

Slater said officials will await results of toxicology tests. He noted it may take at least two months before toxicology results become available for local authorities.

Autopsies were conducted yesterday at a Kansas City, Kansas location.

Police Chief Tommy Wright, early yesterday afternoon, released the names of the two persons found deceased Saturday night in a running car in a business parking lot.

They are identified as 24-year-old Elizabeth Lafolette and her 11-month-old daughter Shannon Jeannoutot-Lafolette of Trenton.

Both Chief Wright and Coroner Slater believe the persons may have been deceased for some time. It was 10:30 Saturday night when police were notified of an unresponsive female inside a parked car.

Chief Wright said police are reviewing video camera footage of the area, the east side of McDonalds. In a news release, Chief Wright indicated the car may have been parked for several hours. He noted the ongoing investigation has disclosed the cars’ air conditioner appeared to have been off during that time. It’s unknown, Chief Wright said, whether heat played a role in the deaths.

The high temperature reported in Trenton on Saturday was 82.

Causes of Death Released for Mother, Infant Found Dead in Trenton
Their bodies were discovered inside of a vehicle in July

TRENTON, Mo.

Authorities in Trenton, Missouri have released the causes of death for a mother and baby whose bodies were found inside of a car in a McDonald's parking lot in July.

Trenton Police Chief Tommy Wright says Elizabeth Lafolette, 24, died of an overdose. Her 11-month old daughter, Shannon Jeannoutot-Lafolette, succumbed to heat-related injuries.

A witness discovered the two inside of a car in July and broke out one of the windows. Investigators believed they had been inside the vehicle for several hours without air conditioning.