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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Gruesome investigation moves along slowly

by Brent Martin on November 18, 2009

in Crime & Courts

A gruesome investigation moves slowly forward in Lafayette County as the search of a farm near Bates City has yet to uncover much evidence to back some serious allegations.

A search warrant authorized by the Lafayette County Circuit Court discloses just what investigators are searching for on the former farm of Burrell Mohler, Sr.; not just the glass jars with notes written by the alleged victims, but human remains. No murder charges have been filed against Mohler or his four middle-aged sons or the great-uncle from Florida accused of the sex crimes the men are alleged to have carried out between 1988 and 1995. But investigators are trying to determine whether a newborn was killed and buried on the farm and whether a 300 pound man was killed by Burrell Mohler, Jr. and his daughters.

The application for a search warrant filed in Lafayette County Circuit Court requested permission to search for “Human remains, including but not limited to bones, hair, teeth, fibers, blood or any other trace evidence” connected with the allegation of a homicide. Searchers are looking for the remains of a newborn.

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Road crews ready after first brush with winter

by Bob Priddy 11/18/09 10:01 PM

Part of Missouri has gotten its first slap from winter. And that means some Missouri road crews have gone into battle for the first time this winter season.

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Judge enters not guilty plea for Bustamante

by Jessica Machetta 11/18/09 6:15 PM

A judge in Jefferson City has entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of a 15-year-old-girl charged as an adult in the death of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten because she did not have a lawyer present.
 
Alyssa Bustamante is accused of strangling and stabbing Olten to death before burying her in the woods of rural Cole County.
Earlier today, [...]

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Bond, McCaskill at odds over decision to transfer Gitmo detainees

by Steve Walsh 11/18/09 5:47 PM

Missouri’s two U.S. Senators express concerns about the decision to have some of the Guantanamo detainees tried for terrorism in the United States. But only one says it’s the wrong thing to do.
Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond (R-MO) believes Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others detained at Gitmo are not run of the mill criminals and should [...]

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MU’s Tiller out with foot contusion

by Bill Pollock 11/18/09 4:39 PM

Missouri senior captain J.T. Tiller will miss Sunday’s contest against Texas-Pan American with a bone contusion to his left foot according to Associate Director of Sports Medicine Pat Beckmann. Tiller will be in a walking cast for the next four days and his availability for the Nov. 24 game against Chattanooga will be evaluated at [...]

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