The body of a missing 6-year-old girl was found at a Missouri hotel Saturday evening, Reuters reports.

Jasmine Miller was found dead shortly after she was reported missing. Her death is being treated as suspicious as officials are currently investigating the case.

Her body was found at the Windsor Inn at a major tourist destination in the Ozark Mountains near the city of Branson. The town is known for its entertainment theaters which frequently feature country music stars.

Police say Miller's death is considered homicide and a person of interest is in custody.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has recorded 48 missing persons in Missouri.

Cherie Nicole Barnes went missing back in the beginning of 1987 when she was just 2 years old. She was last seen in St. Louis.

Ashley Nicole Conroy went missing when she was just 7 months old from Kansas City in 1993.

Other children who went missing in Kansas City include Allyson Corrales back in 2009 when she was 4 years old. She should be 10 years old now. Lisa Irwin went missing back in 2011 just a month before her first birthday.

Charles Arlin Henderson went missing in Moscow Mills when he was 11 years old back in 1991.

A 9-year-old boy named Scott Allen Kleeschulte was kidnapped in 1988 from Saint Charles. A 12-year-old girl went missing in 1999 in St. Louis. Her name is Heather Nicole Kullorn.

The list goes on.

A child goes missing in the United States every 40 seconds according to Random Facts. Over 800,000 children go missing each year in America.

A person could be declared "legally dead" after being listed as missing for seven years. Mass disasters and other circumstances can decrease the time it takes to be declared "legally dead."

Authorities often treat missing person cases as low priority since officials are spending most of their time investigating homicides, rapes, crime prevention and other pressing issues.

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