Crime & Safety

Missing Woman’s Remains Found At Scene Of St. Pete House Fire: Police

Human remains found at the scene of a St. Pete house fire belong to a woman who has been missing for two weeks, police said.

Human remains found at the scene of a St. Pete house fire belong to a woman who has been missing for two weeks, police said.
Human remains found at the scene of a St. Pete house fire belong to a woman who has been missing for two weeks, police said. (Courtesy of St. Petersburg Police)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Human remains found at the scene of a house fire in the 1700 block of Prescott Street S. are those of 42-year-old Kelli Fisher, who has been missing for two weeks, the St. Petersburg Police Department said in a news release.

Fisher was last seen July 16 when she left her aunt’s home, which is next door to the home that caught fire, driving her aunt’s car. The car was found in a vacant lot two days later.

The fire broke out at the home, which is owned by Fisher’s family, on Saturday, police said. Family members said she sometimes visited the house.

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