Authorities identify 31-year-old woman found dead in tent in Lawrence park

photo by: Kim Callahan/Journal-World
A Lawrence Police Department patrol vehicle is pictured June 28, 2022.
The woman found dead in a tent at a Lawrence park on Tuesday has been identified as 31-year-old Samantha Boyles, Lawrence police said Wednesday.
Lawrence Police Department spokeswoman Laura McCabe said in an email that police had notified Boyles’ family of her death. Boyles was found dead in a tent around 1 p.m. on Tuesday near Sandra J. Shaw Park in north-central Lawrence along with a dog that was also deceased, as the Journal-World reported.
Police said Tuesday that no signs of foul play had been found, and that officers reported a strong odor of propane near the tent.
The cause of Boyles’ death has yet to be determined by the Douglas County coroner’s office.