A massive police investigation spanning three parishes has been launched following the discovery of the bodies of a missing Manchester woman and a security guard who investigators reportedly wanted to question in relation to her disappearance.

Dead are 40-year-old Kedecia McLeod, who was reported missing on Tuesday, June 9, and 50-year-old security officer Maurice Sennel.

McLeod's body was discovered about 9:30 a.m. Thursday in a field in the Peppers area of St Elizabeth after a farmer reportedly stumbled upon the gruesome find and alerted the police.